Development and psychometric properties of the Chinese Invalidating Family Scale

The present study aims to develop the Chinese Invalidating Family Scale (CIFS) and examine its psychometric properties. The CIFS comprises two parts that measure the degree (Part 1) and types (Part 2) of family invalidation. Study 1 explored the structure and reliability of the CIFS using data from Sample 1 (N = 1323; Mage = 26.3) and Sample 2 (N = 152; Mage = 25.1). Part 1 of the CIFS is separated into father (20 items) and mother (27 items) subscales. Exploratory factor analysis identified four factors for the father subscale and five factors for the mother subscale. The shared factors are neglect, denial, emotional dysregulation, and overemphasis on achievements, while psychological control is the unique dimension for Mother subscale. Part 2 includes five items assessing the types of family environment. Results indicated acceptable to good reliability of the CIFS, with Cronbach's α higher than 0.60, split-half reliability higher than 0.70, ICCs higher than 0.70, and high criterion-related validity. Study 2 examined the structure and the validity of Part 1 with Sample 3 (N = 2282; Mage = 19.90) through confirmatory factor analysis. Part 1 showed good construct validity (RMSEAs = 0.05, GFI, NFI, CFI, and AGFI >0.90) and acceptable convergent validity (AVE >0.36, CR >0.76). Overall, the CIFS is a promisingly stable and valid tool to evaluate the invalidating family environment in Chinese culture.本研究旨在编制中国无效家庭环境量表(CIFS)，并检验其心理测量学方面的性质。CIFS由两部分组成，分别衡量无效家庭的程度(第1部分)和类型(第2部分)。研究1使用样本1 (N = 1323; Mage = 26.3)和样本2 (N = 152;平均年龄 = 25.1)来探索CIFS的结构和信度。CIFS的第1部分被分为父亲(20项)和母亲(27项)子量表。探索性因素分析确定了父亲子量表的四个因素和母亲子量表的五个因素。父母子量表共同的因素包括忽视、否认、情绪失调和过分强调成就，而心理控制是母亲子量表的独特维度。第2部分包含评估家庭环境类型的5个项目。结果表明，CIFS有可接受的信度，Cronbach ‘s α值高于0.60，分半信度高于0.70,ICCs高于0.70，效标关联效度较高。研究2通过确认性因素分析对样本3(N = 2282；Mage = 19.90)的第1部分的结构和效度进行了研究。第1部分显示出较好的结构效度 (RMSEAs = 0.05, GFI、NFI、CFI、AGFI >0.90)，和可接受的聚敛效度(AVE >0.36, CR >0.76)。总体而言，CIFS是一个稳定而有效的工具，可以用来评估中国文化中的无效家庭环境。.