Reliability and validity of the Self-report Family Content Scale.

The aim of the study was to assess the reliability and validity of Self-report Family Content Scale for measurement of a contextual and psychoeducational model for family studies. The sample included 450 college students at Shiraz University (241 women, 209 men; M age=27.5 yr., SD=3.8). Principal-components factor analysis indicated a 7-factor solution. The mean correlations among factors and between factors and the total score of the scale were .18 and .42, respectively. Coefficients alpha indicated good reliability and internal consistency for the scale.