TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Psychometric properties of the family support scale with Head Start families
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Hanley, Barbara
A1  - Tassé, Marc J.
A1  - Aman, Michael G.
A1  - Pace, Pamela
SP  - 69
EP  - 77
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022912130180
ID  - ref1
ER  -