Abstract

COPEZ-LONZOY, Anthony; VILLARREAL-ZEGARRA, David  and  PAZ-JESUS, Ángel. Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Comunicación Familiar en estudiantes universitariosPsychometric Properties of the Family Communication Scale in College Students. Rev. Costarric. Psic [online]. 2016, vol.35, n.1, pp.37-52. ISSN 1659-2913.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22544/rcps.v35i01.03.

The aim of this paper is to analyze the psychometric properties of the Family Communication Scale (FCS) in a sample of 491 students at a private university in Lima, Peru, aged between 16 and 28 years (χ² = 20.31, SD = 3.08). The sample was divided into two proportional groups. In the first, an exploratory factor analysis was made: χ² (45) = 966.8, p < .000, n = 246; extracting one dimension by the parallel analysis method, GFI = .99, RMCR = .06. Later, in the second group, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted: χ² = 80.31; χ²/d.f. = 2.36; CFI = 1.00; GFI = .995; AGFI = .992; RMSEA = .000; RMR = .050 (n = 245), suitably adjusted to a single dimension. Model errors and gender invariance were analyzed and finally a reliability alpha was established with different estimators, obtaining a high level of internal consistency. We conclude that the FCS presents adequate psychometric properties that support its use as an assessment tool for family communication in college.

Keywords : Family communication; Family; Circumplex model; College students; Factor Analysis.

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