Journal of Family Relations (한국가족관계학회지)
- Volume 23 Issue 3
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- Pages.105-130
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- 2018
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- 1229-5310(pISSN)
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- 2713-8232(eISSN)
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Psychometrics of a Korean intergenerational psychological ambivalence scale for young adult children
한국판 세대 간 심리적 양가성 척도 타당화: 청년자녀를 중심으로
- Lee, Jeenkyoung (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University) ;
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Lee, Jaerim
- Received : 2018.08.01
- Accepted : 2018.10.16
- Published : 2018.10.31
Abstract
Objective: In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Korean Intergenerational Psychological Ambivalence Scale (KIPAS) for young adult children. Method: Data came from 1,140 Korean young adults aged 19-34, who were never married and had at least one living parent. We translated the individual-subjective dimension of Zygowicz's (2006) Intergenerational Ambivalence Scale from English to Korean. The individual-subjective dimension had eight items that directly measured intergenerational psychological ambivalence (D-KIPAS) and 10 items that indirectly measured intergenerational psychological ambivalence (I-KIPAS). Results: The D-KIPAS and I-KIPAS items showed good internal consistency both for the mother and the father. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that D-KIPAS items loaded on one factor after controlling for method effects, which allowed error variances among the four non-reversed items to covary. Both the positive and negative items of I-KIPAS had good reliability and loaded on the same factor. The mean score of D-KIPAS and the calculated score of I-KIPAS were significantly but moderately correlated, which indicates that the D-KIPAS and I-KIPAS assess correlated but distinct aspects of intergenerational ambivalence. Correlations among D-KIPAS, I-KIPAS, and the proxy variables of intergenerational solidarity and conflict supported the discriminant validity of the KIPAS. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that both D-KIPAS and I-KIPAS are reliable and valid tools to measure intergenerational psychological ambivalence among Korean young adults.
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