title: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Family Emotional Involvement and Criticism Scale: evidence of the dimensionality of expressed emotion.
abstract: Using a convenience sample of 152 married couples, the present study tested models that alternately considered family members' perceptions of Expressed Emotion to be a one-, two-, three-, or four-factor construct as measured by the Family Emotional Involvement and Criticism Scale. Results of confirmatory factor analysis procedures indicated that perceptions of Expressed Emotion were best represented by a four-factor model that consisted of involvement, criticism, upset feelings, and approval. The methodological implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. gavazzi.1@osu.edu
authors.forename: Sephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gavazzi
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: McKenry
authors.forename: Jill A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Teresa W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Julian
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lohman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires