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[Mother-daughter relationship inventory].

C Laurier¹, J Achim, D Lafortune

¹Département de psychologie, université de Montréal, Canada.

|March 25, 2008

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The French-version of the mother-daughter relationship inventory (MDREL) demonstrates good validity and reliability for assessing young women's perceptions of their relationship with their mothers. This validated tool, l'Inventaire des relations mère-fille (IRMF), is suitable for research and clinical use.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Background:

The mother-daughter relationship is crucial during adolescence, a developmental stage marked by evolving autonomy and identity.
Existing instruments may not fully capture the nuances of perceived maternal support and relationship quality.
The Mother-Daughter Relationship Inventory (MDREL) was developed to assess these perceptions.

Purpose of the Study:

To validate the French translation of the Mother-Daughter Relationship Inventory (MDREL).
To assess the psychometric properties (reliability and validity) of the French-version of the MDREL.
To establish the utility of the French-version of the MDREL (l'Inventaire des relations mère-fille, IRMF) in research and clinical settings.

Main Methods:

Translation and adaptation of the original MDREL into French.
Administration of the French-version of the MDREL to 126 young women.
Psychometric evaluation including reliability and validity analyses, and factor analysis.

Main Results:

The French-version of the MDREL (IRMF) demonstrated good psychometric properties, indicating strong reliability and validity.
Factor analysis revealed two distinct factors: an allo-centered and a self-centered assessment.
The instrument is suitable for assessing mother-daughter relationship quality in young women.

Conclusions:

The French-version of the MDREL (IRMF) is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring young women's perceptions of their mother-daughter relationships.
The identified factors (allo-centered and self-centered) provide insight into the dimensions of this relationship.
The IRMF is recommended for use in studies focusing on mother-daughter dynamics, including clinical populations.