Assessing Family Resilience for African American College Students: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale

Objective: Psychometric properties of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale and its utility for use with African American college students were examined. Participants: Subjects were 440 university students (M age = 21.65, SD = 6.17) who were enrolled during the 2018-2019 academic year and recruited...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2022-05, Vol.70 (4), p.978-983
Main Authors: Harper, Quandrea R, Debb, Scott M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African American Family
African American Students
African Americans
Black college students
College students
Confirmatory factor analysis
Coping
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Family Characteristics
Family Health
Family Relationship
Humans
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reproducibility of Results
Resilience
Resilience (Psychology)
Resilience, Psychological
Students
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Undergraduate Students
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: Psychometric properties of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale and its utility for use with African American college students were examined. Participants: Subjects were 440 university students (M age = 21.65, SD = 6.17) who were enrolled during the 2018-2019 academic year and recruited during the fall and spring semesters. Methods: A single-group confirmatory factor analysis was employed to determine the best model for assessing family resilience in an African American college student population. Results: The model fit was poor and could not be respecified due to numerous item cross-loadings. Conclusions: Further research is needed to validate a measure that adequately assesses family resilience for African American students.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2020.1786100