Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Saidakbari Zardkhaneh Saidakbari Zardkhaneh ¹
• Seyed EINOLLAH TEYMOURI FARD ²
• bahareh alsadat heidariezadeh ¹

¹ Shahid Beheshti University

² Qom Azad University

Abstract

Considering the importance of evaluating adolescent and family empowerment programs using appropriate tools, the aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the self-report tool and the report of parents and teachers of the family strengthening program (10-14). The present study was applied research in terms of purpose and survey-descriptive in terms of data collection method. The statistical population was 10-14 years old Iranian adolescents who were studying in the second elementary school (fourth, fifth and sixth grades). The sample consisted of 691 students (331 boys, 360 girls) and 691 parents (334 fathers, 357 mothers) who were selected through cluster random sampling. In order to collect data, the adolescent person survey questionnaire, parent / guardian survey questionnaire, ability and problems questionnaire - parents, teacher and adolescent version and school quality of life scale were used. The results of exploratory and confirmatory analysis also showed that the Parents and Adolescents Questionnaire is a one-factor tool. Simultaneous validity of the instruments was also acceptable. Therefore, it can be concluded that the tools have good psychometric properties to evaluate the family strengthening program.

Keywords

• Family Strengthening Program
• Adolescents 10 to 14 years old
• Factor Analysis
• Psychometric Properties