期刊名称：Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
电子版ISSN：1948-822X
出版年度：2013
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：20-30
DOI：10.5243/jsswr.2013.2
出版社：Society for Social Work and Research
摘要：This study examines the factor structure of 8 questions regarding parent and adopted child relationships from the National Study of Adoptive Parents (NSAP). The study sample consists of 2,089 adoptive parents whose adopted child is between the 6 months and 17 years of age. The sample was randomly split into two groups to conduct exploratory and confirmatory analyses. An exploratory factor analysis conducted on the first subsample (n = 1,045) yielded single and 2-factor structures. Confirmatory analyses were conducted on the second subsample (n = 1,044) for both models. The single factor and 2-factor models demonstrate good fit, with all items loading significantly on the factor(s). However, the 2-factor structure is a better fit based on the literature that highlights the importance of closeness in the parent—child relationship and preadoptive expectations of that relationship, as well as the model’s ability to represent both constructs effectively. Thus, the 8 items from the NSAP study can be used as a 2-factor measure of parent—child relationships among adoptive parents.
