Chew Judith, Haase Anne M
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TZ, United Kingdom; Medical Social Work Department, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, S 229899, Singapore.
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TZ, United Kingdom.
Epilepsy Behav. 2016 Aug;61:112-119. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.05.015. Epub 2016 Jun 21.
Families of young people with chronic illnesses are more likely to experience higher levels of stress. In turn, their ability to cope with multiple demands is likely to affect young people's adaptation. The purpose of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS), an assessment tool that measures the construct of family resilience. A total of 152 young people with epilepsy, aged 13 to 16years old, from KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, completed the FRAS along with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Factor structure of the FRAS was examined. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 7-factor solution - meaning-making and positive outlook, transcendence and spirituality, flexibility and connectedness, social and economic resources (community), social and economic resources (neighbors), clarity and open emotional expression, and collaborative problem-solving - accounting for 83.0% of the variance. Internal consistency of the scale was high (α=0.92). Family resilience was significantly correlated with higher levels of self-esteem. Our study provides preliminary findings that suggest that FRAS is a reliable and valid scale for assessing the construct of family resilience among young people with epilepsy in Singapore.
患有慢性疾病的年轻人的家庭更有可能经历更高水平的压力。相应地，他们应对多种需求的能力可能会影响年轻人的适应情况。本研究的目的是检验家庭复原力评估量表（FRAS）的心理测量特性，这是一种测量家庭复原力结构的评估工具。来自新加坡KK妇女儿童医院的152名13至16岁的癫痫患儿完成了FRAS以及罗森伯格自尊量表。对FRAS的因子结构进行了检验。探索性因子分析得出了一个七因子解决方案——意义建构与积极展望、超越与灵性、灵活性与联系、社会和经济资源（社区）、社会和经济资源（邻居）、清晰与开放的情感表达以及协作性问题解决——解释了83.0%的方差。该量表的内部一致性较高（α=0.92）。家庭复原力与更高水平的自尊显著相关。我们的研究提供了初步结果，表明FRAS是评估新加坡癫痫患儿家庭复原力结构的可靠且有效的量表。
