[Psychometric properties of the Basic Family Relations Inventory (BFRI)]

Psicothema. 2012;24(3):489-94.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the factor structure and internal consistency of the Basic Family Relations Inventory (BFRI) in a non-probabilistic convenience sample of 442 participants (221 couples). Exploratory factor analysis resulted in three components. In a second-order factor analysis, the three components were grouped into two factors: the Conjugal factor, which refers to how the people who exercise the parental role interact with each other (generally, the parental couple), and the Parenting factor, which represents the way in which the parental couple treat their children. Both first- and second-order factors had high reliability indices. It was concluded that the 25-item BFRI is a valid instrument to evaluate the two-dimensional model of the basic family relations theory.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Family Relations*
  • Humans
  • Marriage
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Psychological
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Parenting
  • Parents / psychology
  • Psychometrics / methods*
  • Sampling Studies
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Spain
  • Spouses / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*
  • Young Adult