Construct validity and measurement invariance of the Asian family characteristics Scale in the Thai population
Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to establish the psychometric properties of the Asian Family Characteristics Scale (AFCS) in the Thai population. Design/methodology/approach – The 30-item AFCS originally developed in the Malay language was translated into Thai. Thai (n 5 384) and Malay (n...
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2021
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/89332/7/89332_Construct%20validity%20and%20measurement%20invariance%20of%20the%20Asian%20family%20characteristics%20Scale%20in%20the%20Thai%20population.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/89332/ https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHR-06-2020-0219/full/pdf?title=construct-validity-and-measurement-invariance-of-the-asian-family-characteristics-scale-in-the-thai-population |
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| Summary: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to establish the psychometric properties of the Asian Family
Characteristics Scale (AFCS) in the Thai population.
Design/methodology/approach – The 30-item AFCS originally developed in the Malay language was
translated into Thai. Thai (n 5 384) and Malay (n 5 500) participants in Study 1 responded to the AFCS in their
respective languages. The data were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis with a measurement
invariance test. In Study 2, Thai participants (n 5 495) filled out the AFCS and Chulalongkorn Family Index,
International Personality Item Pool-NEO, Self-Compassion Scale, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS�21) and Satisfaction with Life Scale.
Findings – Study 1 showed that the measurement model of the Thai AFCS fit the data from the Thai population.
The measurement invariance test confirmed that the structure and meaning of the AFCS are equivalent across the
Thai and Malay samples. Study 2 demonstrated the AFCS’s convergent validity by showing that the AFCS
score had a positive correlation with the Chulalongkorn Family Inventory, self-compassion, agreeableness,
conscientiousness, satisfaction with life and a negative correlation with neuroticism, depression, anxiety and
stress. The AFCS’s discriminant validity was supported by nonsignificant correlations with extraversion and
openness to experience.
Originality/value – This paper is an attempt to develop a family characteristic measure specifically for the
Asian population. The results provide empirical evidence for measurement invariance and validity of the scale
in another Asian language, enhancing its cross-cultural generalizability. |
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