Thesis
The development and validation of the Strathclyde Family Wellbeing Scale (SFWS)
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- Awarding institution
- University of Strathclyde
- Date of award
- 2024
- Thesis identifier
- T16989
- Person Identifier (Local)
- 202054529
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- Department, School or Faculty
- Abstract
- Families are the foundation on which children’s psychological development is built. Family wellbeing is crucial to a nurturing environment. Consequently, measuring family wellbeing is essential to enable caregivers to reflect on their wellbeing and seek support if necessary. This thesis aimed to develop a scale to measure family wellbeing, by adapting the American Family Strengths Inventory (Defrain and Stinnet, 2008), and to investigate the utility of the Strathclyde Family Wellbeing Scale to measure the impact of family-based interventions. The 16 items of the Strathclyde Family Wellbeing Scale were administered to a sample of 238 families by the Family First Service. Principal Components Analysis yielded a 10-item scale with three dimensions (Interaction, Cohesion and Communication), accounting for 67% of the variance with McDonald’s Omega (MO) and Cronbach’s Alpha (CA) coefficient indicating good internal consistency reliability for total score (MO = .862, CA= .861), and for subscale scores. A three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) found no statistically significant main effects or interaction effects at time-point 1, for location, age and number of family members, on Interaction and Communication, or interaction effects on Cohesion. There was a significant main effect for location on Cohesion, but the effect size was small. A repeated ANOVA found a large main effect of time on Interaction, Cohesion and Communication, indicating that time factor had a significant effect on them. Hence, the means of the dependent variables changed significantly at time-point 2. Cross validation of findings in study 1 and 2 via thematic analysis of parental interviews and a focus group of professionals, found the Strathclyde Family Wellbeing Scale resonated with them, regarding validity, reliability, and measurement of change in wellbeing. The Strathclyde Family Wellbeing Scale makes an original contribution to family psychology by providing a new assessment tool for professionals. Implications for future research on families and methodological limitations are discussed.
- Advisor / supervisor
- Boyle, Jim
- Daly, Clare
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