Psychometric properties of the family communication scale in colombian population
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2021
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Cudris-Torres, Lorena
Bahamón, Marly Johana
Javela, José Julián
Olivella-López, Giselle
Gutiérrez-García, Raúl A.
Barranco, Libia Alvis
López-Castellar, Maira A.
Pumarejo Sánchez, Jonattan
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ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE MEDICINA
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Family communication establishes a vehicle for the
transmission of information between family members
and completely marks the nature and quality of family
life. Family communication can be understood as an
index of the climate and quality of the family system.
Objective: To determine the psychometric properties
of the Family Communication Scale of Olson et al.
(1982) in its 20-item version. The participants were
934 Colombian university students between 18 and
35 years old.
Method: A descriptive analysis of items and correlation
with the scale was carried out, additionally a
confirmatory factor analysis was carried out with the
maximum likelihood method and varimax rotation. The
internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach’s
alpha and McDonald’s Omega, followed by the analysis
of the discrimination of the items through the biserial
correlation coefficient.
Results: The results indicate that the scale is reliable
for its use in the Colombian population between 18
and 35 years old.
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Family communication, Parent/child communication, Psychometric properties, Validation