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Developing the Ideal Grandparent Scale — initial validity and reliability tests
Author(s)	Daniel H Mansson
Journal title	Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol 13, no 3, 2015
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, 2015
Pages	pp 207-226
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Grandparents ; Grandchildren ; Attitude ; Family relationships ; Quality ; Measurement ; Instruments.
Annotation	Extant grandparent-grandchild research identifies numerous attributes of `ideal' grandparents. To date however, intergenerational communication researchers have not been able to adequately operationalise grandchildren's perceptions of their grandparents as ideal. As such, the purpose of this study was to develop the Ideal Grandparent Scale (IGS) by (a) assessing its concurrent and construct validity and (b) examining its reliability. Firstly, the IGS items were derived deductively. Secondly, American grandchildren completed the IGS along with several established instruments. The results of partial Pearson correlational analyses provided support for the hypotheses, which established initial evidence of the IGS's concurrent and construct validity. Similarly a split-half reliability test followed by a Feldt test and a Fisher z test provided strong support for the IGS's reliability. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-151002202 A
Classmark	SW: SW5: DP: DS:SJ: 59: 3R: YW4
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