Measuring school-family conflict and enrichment in undergraduate student parents: A measurement validation study

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2018

Authors

van Rhijn, Tricia
Acai, Anita
Lero, Donna S.

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Canadian Journal of Higher Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to extend work–family research to the school–family context by adapting Carlson and colleagues’ Work–Family Conflict and Enrichment scales. Using two samples of student parents primarily from Canadian universities, the adapted scales were assessed for reliability, construct validity, and factor structure. The measures had three factors for school–family conflict (school-to-family conflict, behaviour-based conflict, and family-to-school conflict) and five for school–family enrichment (school-to-family growth and affect; and family-to-school development, affect, and efficiency). The two adapted scales were confirmed to be reliable and valid for use with university student parents. Data from the confirmatory factor analysis provided strong support for the factor structure of the School–Family Enrichment Scale, but suggested that additional testing and development of the School–Family Conflict Scale may be required.

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student parents, mature students, non-traditional students, school-family conflict, school-family enrichment, measurement validation, psychometric evaluation, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis

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van Rhijn, T., Acai, A., & Lero, D. S. (2018). Measuring school-family conflict and enrichment in undergraduate student parents: A measurement validation study. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 48(3), 98-124. Retrieved from http://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/188145

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