Development and evaluation of the Arabic Filial Piety scale

Rabia Khalaila

doi:10.1177/1049731510369495

Development and evaluation of the Arabic Filial Piety scale

Rabia Khalaila

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Objective: To examine the validity and reliability of a new Arabic Filial Piety scale (AFPS) for use with informal Arab caregivers. Background: Filial piety, a term used to describe a set of family values in relation to parental care. This is the first measure of this construct for use with Arab populations in Israel. Method: A random sample of 250 informal Arab caregivers field tested a new AFPS (26 items in a 5-point Likert-type format).Validity and reliability tests were applied. Results: Principal component factor analysis extracted seven factors, which accounted for 58.8% of the variance: sacrifice; obligation; respect; face-saving; repay; intergenerational exchange; and family unity. The overall scale reliability was high (.83) with strong construct validity. Conclusions: The results support the unidimensional structure of the AFPS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	356-367
Number of pages	12
Journal	Research on Social Work Practice
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731510369495
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arab population in Israel
Elder care
Family caregiving
Filial Piety scale
Informal caregivers

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
General Psychology

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