Attitudes toward Working Single Parents: Initial Development of a Measure
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2004
Keywords
Attitudes, Measure development, Single parents, Working parents
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164404264844
Abstract
Three studies describe the development and refinement of a measure designed to assess Attitudes TowardWorking Single Parents (AWSP). Study 1 consisted of content validation of items written to assess respondent attitudes regarding the effect of single parenthood on two dimensions viewed as most central to the life experiences of single parents: work and family. Study 2 involved exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis of the scores on the target measure. Finally, in Study 3, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to evaluate scale dimensionality, and discriminant, convergent, and subgroup validity coefficients were examined. The final scale may prove useful in guiding future research aimed at understanding the unique challenges faced by working single parents.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v. 64, no. 6, p. 1030-1052
Scholar Commons Citation
Noble, Carrie L.; Eby, Lilian T.; Lockwood, Angie L.; and Allen, Tammy D., "Attitudes toward Working Single Parents: Initial Development of a Measure" (2004). Psychology Faculty Publications. 43.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/43
