Evaluation of a bifactor model and psychometric properties of FACES III in Peruvian students

Abstract

Background: To analyze the internal structure of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales-FACES III by evaluating three tentative models. Method: Non-probability sampling of 306 Peruvian students of both sexes between 15 and 26 years of age. The structural properties and internal consistency of the Original, Bifactorial and One-dimensional models were studied in detail. Results: The bifactorial model has a better fit than the remaining models, but was discarded as it does not satisfy the criteria of the suggested evaluation indices. Likewise, difficulties are observed in the internal consistency of the Flexibility subscale except for the One-Dimensional Model. Conclusion: FACES III is an instrument with consistency and internal structure problems directly associated with the presence of the Flexibility subscale as reported in previous studies.

Family functioning in students of health sciences in four Latin American countries: a study of the structure and factorial invariance of the FACES III scale. A cross-sectional study

“…But it also makes it possible to evaluate the existence of a general factor that directly explains the behavior of the items. Although no other bi-factor models have been found in the scientific literature, the presence of high correlations between the dimensions in the current study (Colombia = .99; Chile = .91; Mexico = .96) and previous studies conducted in Spanish-speaking population (Bazo-Álvarez et al, 2016 ; Caycho & Castilla, 2020 ) could indicate the existence of a general factor (Cai, 2015 ). In addition, in the bi-factor model, the specific factors are modeled orthogonally, since the variance shared among the factors is due to the presence of a general factor (Reise, 2012 ).…”