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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2023)
Development and validation of work-family facilitation scale in Indian context
Authors
Dr. Shamini Srivastava, Dr. Urmila Rani Srivastava
Abstract
The major purpose of the present study was to develop and validate a self
report measure of work-family facilitation according to Indian working
population that reflected the multidimensional content described in the
literature. Evidence for the reliability and validity of the scales of WFFS
come from several sources. First item total correlation for both the directions
of the work-family facilitation scale i.e. work-to-family and family-to-work
facilitation (computed through point-biserial method) and intercorrelation
between both directions of WFFS were found to be significant at 0.01 level.
Second inter consistency reliability for work-to-family and family-to-work
facilitation scale (computed through Cronbach Alpha) was good. Finally to
examine the validity of the scale principal component factor analysis with
varimax rotation was done. The result of the factor analysis of work-to-family
facilitation scale yielded five factors (N=22) namely: psychological benefits
at work-place, work-place skills, job autonomy, positive attitude and feeling
and work-place support. While three factors were identified for family-to-work
facilitation (N=15) such as: psychological benefits at home, family support and
family skills. For the further assessment of the validity of the WFFS,
correlation coefficient computed between individual’s score on WFFS and
measures of mental health and work-family conflict. The result of the
correlations have shown that both the directions of work-family facilitation scale
(i.e. work-to-family and family-to-work facilitation) were found to be
significantly positively correlated with the measure of mental health and
significantly negatively correlated with the measure of work-family conflict.
At last limitations of the study and some new avenues for future research were
discussed in the light of the findings of the present study.
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Pages:10-17
How to cite this article:
Dr. Shamini Srivastava, Dr. Urmila Rani Srivastava "Development and validation of work-family facilitation scale in Indian context". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 10-17
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