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The reliability of the Family-of-Origin Scale for adolescents
C M Manley1, H R Searight, L J Skitka
1Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 62026.
Adolescence
|January 1, 1991
Summary
The Family-of-Origin Scale (FOS) is a reliable tool for assessing adolescent family health perceptions. This study confirms its psychometric soundness in adolescent populations.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Family Studies
- Psychometrics
Background:
- The Family-of-Origin Scale (FOS) measures family processes.
- Previous research indicated factorial validity but not reliability for adolescents.
- Adolescent perceptions of family health are crucial for well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish the reliability of the Family-of-Origin Scale (FOS) for adolescent populations.
- To assess the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the FOS in adolescents.
- To determine if the FOS is psychometrically sound for use with adolescents.
Main Methods:
- Administered the 40-item, ten-subscale Family-of-Origin Scale (FOS) to 88 adolescents.
- Collected data at two separate time points, with a two-week interval between testings.
- Analyzed data for test-retest reliability and internal consistency.
Main Results:
- The FOS demonstrated high test-retest reliability for both the global index and subscale scores.
- Internal consistency reliability for the FOS was also found to be high.
- The FOS is a reliable instrument for assessing adolescent perceptions of family health.
Conclusions:
- The Family-of-Origin Scale (FOS) is a psychometrically sound instrument for adolescents.
- The FOS provides reliable measures of family processes and health perceptions in adolescent samples.
- This study supports the use of the FOS in research and clinical settings involving adolescents.