Validation of multigenerational interconnectedness scale among Arab adolescents.

Abstract

This study intends to validate the Multigenerational Interconnectedness Scale among Arab adolescents. The Arabic version of the scale was administered to 224 male and 294 female Arab students in Grades 10 and 12. Principal factor analysis with a priori three factors and varimax rotation was conducted. This showed good convergence of the items into three subscales: Emotional, Financial, and Functional. Coefficient alpha was .80, indicating good internal consistency. Adolescent girls scored significantly higher on Connectedness to their families than the boys. Given the restricted age range, the effect of age was not significant. Further validation studies are needed with an external criterion for construct validity and a larger sample to cover the older age range of adolescence.