The Family Resilience Inventory: A Culturally Grounded Measure of Current and Family-of-Origin Protective Processes in Native American Families |
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Authors: | Catherine E. Burnette Shamra Boel-Studt Lynette M. Renner Charles R. Figley Katherine P. Theall Jennifer Miller Scarnato Shanondora Billiot |
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Affiliation: | 1. Tulane University School of Social Work, New Orleans, LA;2. Florida State University College of Social Work, Tallahassee, FL;3. University of Minnesota School of Social Work, St. Paul, MN;4. Tulane University School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA;5. University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana School of Social Work, Champaign-Urbana, IL |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to introduce the Family Resilience Inventory (FRI) and present findings on initial efforts to validate this measure. The FRI is designed to assess family resilience in one's current family and in one's family of origin, enabling the assessment of family protective factors across these generations. The development of the FRI was the result of many years of ethnographic research with Southeastern Native American tribes; yet, we believe that this scale is applicable to families of various backgrounds. Items for the FRI were derived directly from thematic analysis of qualitative data with 436 participants, resulting in two 20-item scales. Due to missing data, eight cases were removed from the 127 participants across two tribes, resulting in an analytic sample size of 119. Conceptually, the FRI is comprised of two factors or scales measuring distinct dimensions of family resilience (i.e., resilience in one's current family and resilience in one's family of origin). The results of the confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesized two-factor structure (X2(644) = 814.14, p = .03, X2/df = 1.10, RMSEA = .03, CFI = .97, TLI = .96). Both the subscales and the total FRI scale (α = .92) demonstrated excellent reliability. The results also provided preliminary evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. This measure fills a gap in the absence of community-based, culturally grounded, and empirical measures of family resilience. The examination of family resilience, which may occur across generations, is an exciting new contribution of the FRI. |
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Keywords: | Resilience Indigenous peoples Native American or American Indian Family Resilience Risk and Protective Factors Resiliencia pueblos indígenas amerindio o nativo de los Estados Unidos resiliencia familiar factores de riesgo y protectores 韧性 著人 著民或美洲印第安人 庭韧性 风险和保护因素 |
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