Assessing the factor structure of the Family Expression Questionnaire

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Student, General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Saveh Branch, Saveh, Iran

2 Professor, Clinical Psychology, Seminary Research Institute and University

3 Associate Professor in psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities Islamic Azad University, Saveh unit, Saveh, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: The family is an important environment for learning about emotions and how to express them in a social context.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the factor structure of the Family Expression Questionnaire.
Method: The research method was descriptive-correlation based on structural equations. The statistical population of this study was among 378 patients referred to counseling and psychotherapy centers. Participants answered the Halbershtat (1986) Family Expression Questionnaire and the personality function of John the Great et al. (1400). In this study, the personality function questionnaire (Jan Bozorgi et al., 1400) was used to determine the convergent and divergent validity of the Family Expression Questionnaire. To analyze descriptive and inferential data from the latest version of SPSS and LISREL software version 8.5 using path analysis by AMOS program, direct and indirect effects of variables were obtained and the data were converted into covariance or correlation matrices and a set of regression equations between variables. Was drafted. Path analysis was also used to evaluate the hypothetical model.
Results: The standard factor load of all indicators is greater than 0.32. The highest factor load belonged to p6 marker (β = 0.763) and the smallest factor load belonged to p20 marker (β = 0.457).
Conclusion: dominant positive and positive components of the Family Expression Questionnaire, in contrast to its dominant negative and negative negative components, were positive and at a significant level of 0.01 with the four components of the Personality Function Questionnaire (identity, intimacy, empathy). And self-direction) are correlated. These findings indicate that the family expression questionnaire has concurrent validity. Also, Cronbach's alpha coefficient of positive, dominant positive, dominant negative and negative negative components were equal to 0.081, 0.74, 0.86 and 0.79, respectively. These results indicate the acceptable internal consistency of the family expression questionnaire.

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Journal of Applied Family Therapy
Volume 2, Issue 3 - Serial Number 7
September 2021
Pages 549-566

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  • Receive Date: 16 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 06 January 2023
  • Accept Date: 06 January 2023

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