@article{ref1,
title="Psychometric properties of the family support scale with Head Start families",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="1998",
author="Hanley, Barbara and Tassé, Marc J. and Aman, Michael G. and Pace, Pamela",
volume="7",
number="1",
pages="69-77",
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.<p />",
language="",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1023/A:1022912130180",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022912130180"
}