French Adaptation of the Coparenting Relationship Scale

Abstract

Abstract. The Coparenting Relationship Scale (CRS) is a 35-item parent-reported questionnaire designed to assess the quality of the coparental relationship. It was designed in the United States and validated in English. We present in this article a French adaptation of the CRS. A total of 399 participants from the French-speaking part of Switzerland (146 fathers, 253 mothers) completed the questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the theoretically grounded seven-factor structure of the original instrument was valid to explain the structure of the Swiss data. Metric measurement invariance was achieved when comparing mothers and fathers, but only configural invariance was achieved when comparing the original US sample and the Swiss sample. Intercultural differences may possibly explain this result. Convergent validity was tested against parent-reported task sharing and health-related issues in children. Results of multiple hierarchical regression analyses showed theoretically coherent links between the dimensions of the French version and these variables. The French version of the CRS is thus a valid instrument to assess the coparental relationship.

Variation in coparenting quality in relation to child age: Links to coparents' relationship satisfaction and education

“…Our findings did not support the seven-factor CRS structure reported elsewhere (Favez et al, 2021;Feinberg, Brown & Kan, 2012), nor could we confirm the six-factor structure reported for the Brief-CRS in Sweden (Lee et al, 2021). Despite the potential usefulness of having separate indicators for perceived support from, and closeness with, the coparent, such information does not appear possible to tease apart.…”

“…Besides validations for English (Abidin & Konold, 1999; Feinberg, Brown & Kan, 2012), both the PAM and the CRS have been used in various cultural and linguistic contexts. The PAM has been validated in Italy (Camisasca, Miragoli, Caravita & Di Blasio, 2015) and Portugal (Lamela, Castro & Figueiredo, 2013), and the CRS has been validated in Brazil (Carvalho et al ., 2018; Mosmann, Costa, Silva & Luz, 2018), Portugal (Lamela, Morais & Jongenelen, 2018; Pinto, Figueiredo & Feinberg, 2019), and the French‐speaking region of Switzerland (Favez et al ., 2021). The two measures have also been used together (Lamela, Morais & Jongenelen, 2018; Tucker, Rodriguez & Baker, 2017), but their properties in relation to each other are unexplored.…”

“…Specifically, studies in Portugal and Brazil reported four subscales (Carvalho et al ., 2018; Pinto, Figueiredo & Feinberg, 2019), diverging from the seven‐factor structure reported by Feinberg, Brown, and Kan (2012) and Favez et al . (2021). Unlike both, Brief‐CRS in the Swedish context fit a six‐factor structure (Lee et al ., 2021).…”

When not teaming up puts parents at risk: Coparenting and parental burnout in dual‐parent heterosexual families in Switzerland

“…The Coparenting Relationship Scale (CRS) contains 35 items along seven dimensions of coparenting (Feinberg et al, 2012; French version, Favez et al, 2021b). Five dimensions refer to positive coparenting behaviors (one example item is provided for each dimension): “agreement” (four items, alpha = .82 in this study; “My partner and I have the same goals for our child”), “closeness” (five items, alpha = .80; “We are growing and maturing together through experiences as parents”), “support” (six items, alpha = .93; “My partner asks my opinion on issues related to parenting”), “endorsement of partner's parenting” (seven items, alpha = .90; “My partner pays a great deal of attention to our child”), and “division of labor” (two items, alpha = .50; “My partner does not carry his or her fair share of the parenting work”).…”

Midwives and child health nurses’ support is associated with positive coparenting for fathers of infants: A cross‐sectional analysis

“…More longitudinal and causal research is necessary, with further investigations of paternal parity, to ensure that multiparous fathers do not miss important clinical and social support. The Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale was used to measure the coparenting relationship, and Feinberg's Coparenting Relationship Scale (Feinberg et al, 2012) seems to be relatively universal, as multiple countries have assessed its validity and have used the scale when conducting coparenting research (Carvalho et al, 2018; Favez et al, 2021; Lamela & Jongenelen, 2018; Xiao & Loke, 2021). However, while the scale is validated in Sweden (Lee et al, 2021), this measurement of coparenting may not be validated in all cultures and therefore further assessment is warranted in contexts where the scale has not been previously validated.…”