The Factorial Validity of the Family Environment Scale

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Abstract
The present study attempted to determine whether the 10 subscales of the Family Environment Scale do measure 10 dimensions (factors) of the family environment. In a factor analysis of data from high school freshmen and sophomores (n = 344), the 10 subscales did not emerge as 10 factors. Hence, seven new sub-scales were proposed: Conflict, Group Cohesion, Structure, Religion, Activities, Verbal-Intellectual Orientation, and Protestant Ethic. The responses of a second sample of students (n = 342) were then factor analyzed to determine the stability of the proposed subscales. The factor structure of the first four subscales was interpreted to replicate well, whereas that of the last three subscales was judged to replicate moderately well. Implications of the factor structure for conceptualization and measurement of family environment variables are discussed.

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