FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE PERSONAL AUTHORITY IN THE FAMILY SYSTEM QUESTIONNAIRE Academic Article

abstract

• The factor structure of the Personal Authority in the Family System Questionnaire (PAFS-Q) has been used in numerous studies, but the factor structure has not been examined since its development in 1984. This study examined the factor structure of the PAFS-Q. Findings suggest a six-factor solution with important differences from those reported when the PAFS-Q was developed. The main differences between this study and the original factor analysis are that this study found separate Mother and Father Intimacy factors instead of a single Intergenerational Intimacy factor and the original Spousal Fusion and Spousal Intimacy factors were not separate factors in the current study. Implications and future directions for research are also discussed.

authors

• Brossart, Daniel

author list (cited authors)

• Brossart, D. F., Lawson, D. M., & Kieffer, K. M.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Brossart, Daniel F||Lawson, David M||Kieffer, Kevin M

publication date

• October 2006

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Marital and Family Therapy  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Factor Analysis, Statistical
• Family Relations
• Family Therapy
• Female
• Humans
• Individuation
• Male
• Marriage
• Middle Aged
• Object Attachment
• Parent-Child Relations
• Psychometrics
• Surveys And Questionnaires
• Systems Theory

PubMed Central ID

• 17120517

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2006.tb01619.x

start page

• 439

end page

• 449

volume

• 32

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%2Fj.1752-0606.2006.tb01619.x