Psychometric Properties of the Family Support Scale with Head Start Families |
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| Authors: | Barbara Hanley Marc J. Tassé Michael G. Aman Pamela Pace |
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| Affiliation: | (1) University Affiliated Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders, and Field Service Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and School of Social Work, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH;(2) Department of Psychology, Université du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada;(3) Department of Psychology and Psychiatry, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center UAP, Columbus, OH;(4) University/Head Start Partnerships, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center UAP, Columbus, OH |
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| Abstract: | Social support systems can have either a beneficial or adverse effect when a family faces stress. Hence, support perceived by family members is an important construct. We studied the psychometric properties of the Family Support Scale (FSS) with a sample of 244 low-income families of children in a Head Start program, and we conducted an exploratory factor analysis with the scale. We obtained a 5-factor solution for the FSS when assessing the family support of low-income families. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were moderately high for the 5 proposed subscales. The factor structure obtained may prove more valid for Head Start families than structures from previous studies, although there is still a need for further psychometric study of the FSS. |
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| Keywords: | social support systems Family Support Scale Head Start program family support low-income families |
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