Sneed Lindsey, Taylor Ryan, Cook Ian, Befi Michelle, Fitchett Brianna, Samelson Doreen, Bemmel Vincent
Catalight Research Institute, 2730 Shadelands Dr. Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, US.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2025 Mar;55(3):1067-1077. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06254-0. Epub 2024 Feb 1.
Wellbeing refers to a person's overall happiness and satisfaction with life. Wellbeing for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and their families is historically significantly lower compared to the general population. It is important in the context of behavioral health treatment to not only measure the individual who is receiving treatment's overall wellbeing, but also the wellbeing of the family. The purpose of this study was to understand the initial psychometric properties of the Catalight Family Wellbeing Scale.
The Catalight Family Wellbeing Scale was developed for families who have a child with I/DD. Caregivers of 3106 families who have a child with a diagnosed I/DD, including autism spectrum disorder, completed the scale as part of their onboarding for behavioral health treatment along with three other questionnaires. The psychometric properties including internal reliability and factor structure were completed as well as initial convergent and divergent validity.
Results of the analyses revealed very strong internal reliability and a three-factor structure. Validity analyses revealed a moderate positive relationship with parental self-efficacy and a moderate negative relationship with parental stress. Additionally, the sample population represents an ethnically diverse group with multiple co-occurring diagnosis in addition to I/DD.
The initial psychometric properties of the Catalight Family Wellbeing Scale are positive and support the use of the scale for families who have a child with I/DD across a diverse sample.
幸福感指一个人对生活的总体幸福程度和满意度。与普通人群相比，智力和发育障碍（I/DD）患者及其家庭的幸福感在历史上显著较低。在行为健康治疗的背景下，不仅要测量接受治疗个体的总体幸福感，还要测量其家庭的幸福感十分重要。本研究的目的是了解Catalight家庭幸福感量表的初始心理测量特性。
Catalight家庭幸福感量表是为有I/DD患儿的家庭开发的。3106个有确诊I/DD患儿（包括自闭症谱系障碍）家庭的照顾者，在接受行为健康治疗的入职培训时，与其他三份问卷一起完成了该量表。完成了包括内部信度和因子结构在内的心理测量特性，以及初始的收敛效度和区分效度。
分析结果显示出非常强的内部信度和三因素结构。效度分析显示与父母自我效能感呈中度正相关关系，并与父母压力呈中度负相关关系。此外，样本群体是一个种族多样化的群体，除I/DD外还有多种共病诊断情况。
Catalight家庭幸福感量表的初始心理测量特性良好，支持该量表在有I/DD患儿家庭的多样化样本中的应用。
