Shevlin Mark, Redican Enya, McElroy Eoin, Ben-Ezra Menachem, Karatzias Thanos, Hyland Philip
School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Curr Psychol. 2022 Jun 17:1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03220-w.
There is a burgeoning evidence base highlighting the positive influence of benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs), even in the context of adversity. However, few measures are available to assess BCEs. The current study sought to develop and validate a measure which assesses positive recollections of experiences and emotions at home and with family during childhood called the 'Memories of Home and Family Scale'(MHFS). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to test the latent structure of the preliminary MHFS item scores in a sample of university students from the United Kingdom ( = 624). Following selection of the best-fitting model and final items for inclusion in the scale, total and subscale scores were correlated with a range of mental health outcomes. CFA results indicated that the latent structure of the MHFS items was best represented by a correlated six-factor first-order model The final MHFS demonstrated high levels of internal reliability and convergent validity.
越来越多的证据表明,即使在逆境中,良性童年经历(BCEs)也具有积极影响。然而,目前几乎没有可用的方法来评估BCEs。本研究旨在开发并验证一种测量工具,该工具用于评估童年时期在家中和与家人相处时的经历和情感的积极回忆,即“家庭记忆量表”(MHFS)。我们采用验证性因素分析(CFA)来检验来自英国的624名大学生样本中初步的MHFS项目得分的潜在结构。在选择了最拟合模型和纳入量表的最终项目后,我们将总分和子量表得分与一系列心理健康结果进行了关联。CFA结果表明,MHFS项目的潜在结构最适合用一个相关的六因素一阶模型来表示。最终的MHFS表现出较高的内部信度和收敛效度。