Assessing Cross-Cultural Equivalence Through Confirmatory Factor Analysis

This article presents a study in which Picot’s caregiver rewards scale (PCRS), originally developed in English, was cross-culturally validated with 137 Chinese adult children family caregivers in the United States using confirmatory factor analysis. A one-factor structure of the 21-item revised Chin...

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Published in:Western journal of nursing research 2005-10, Vol.27 (6), p.755-771
Main Authors: Hsueh, Kuei-Hsiang, Phillips, Linda R., Cheng, WenYun, Picot, Sandra J. Fulton
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult children
Adult Children - ethnology
Aged
Asian Americans - ethnology
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Caregivers
Caregivers - psychology
Chi-Square Distribution
Chi-square test
China - ethnology
Confirmatory factor analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural Diversity
Cultural equivalence
Discriminant analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Hong Kong - ethnology
Humans
Love
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Nursing
Parent-Child Relations
Psychometrics
Rewards
Semantics
Social Responsibility
Southwestern United States
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
Taiwan - ethnology
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Summary:This article presents a study in which Picot’s caregiver rewards scale (PCRS), originally developed in English, was cross-culturally validated with 137 Chinese adult children family caregivers in the United States using confirmatory factor analysis. A one-factor structure of the 21-item revised Chinese PCRS was supported as indicated by goodness-of-fit index = .94, adjusted goodness-of-fit index = .93, standardized root mean square residual = .09, and chi-square to df ratio = 2.7. Chi-square for this model was (X2 [189, n = 137] = 514, p < .05). The standardized alpha was .90. All factor loadings were significant (p < .00) and above .30. Construct validity was supported by significant associations with caregivers’ filial beliefs (r = .32, p < .01) and caregivers’ filial affection toward parents (r = .23, p < .05). Results suggest that the Chinese PCRS is a summative measure of perceived caregiver rewards with potential for evaluating interventions to reduce perceived burden among adult children family caregivers.
ISSN:0193-9459
1552-8456
DOI:10.1177/0193945905276585