Measuring social support among kinship caregivers: validity and reliability of the Family Support Scale.

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  • Author(s): Littlewood K; Swanke JR; Strozier A; Kondrat D
  • Source:
    Child welfare [Child Welfare] 2012; Vol. 91 (6), pp. 59-78.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Study
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Child Welfare League of America Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0372735 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0009-4021 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00094021 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Child Welfare Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: New York, Child Welfare League of America.
    • Subject Terms:
      Social Support* ; Surveys and Questionnaires*; Child Welfare/*psychology ; Foster Home Care/*psychology ; Psychometrics/*statistics & numerical data; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Case Management ; Child ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Reproducibility of Results ; Social Work ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      The scope of research about kinship care has expanded. One area of interest is the impact social support has on kinship caregivers (Kelley, Whitley, & Campos, 2011). The Family Support Scale (FSS) has been used to measure social support among kinship caregivers (Kelley et al., 2011; Leder et al., 2007); however, there has been no rigorous examination of the psychometric properties of the FSS when administered to kinship caregivers. This study used a sample of 255 kinship caregivers to conduct a principal component analysis and developed a four-component structure for the FSS. The results suggest that the four-component structure identifies four sub-scales that have adequate face validity and internal consistency validity with this population.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20140522 Date Completed: 20140612 Latest Revision: 20191210
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      24843949