title: Preliminary reliability and validity of the grandparent version of the Grandparent Support Scale for Teenage Mothers (GSSTM-G).
abstract: This study demonstrates the preliminary reliability and validity of the grandparent version of the Grandparent Support Scale for Teenage Mothers (GSSTM-G), a measure designed to assess grandparents' perceptions of triadic relationships that support or imperil the teen mother's care of her baby. Grandparents (N = 61) who participated in this study were parents and parent surrogates of teen mothers who completed a teen version of the scale (GSSTM-T). Principal axis factoring with oblique rotation resulted in a reduction of the GSSTM-G scale from 19 to 14 items. A two-factor solution was supported by item factor loadings and conceptual clarity. The GSSTM-G factors revealed two different patterns of family relationships, Responsive Family Relationships (alpha = .82) and Adversarial Family Relationships (alpha = .81), that correlated with other measures. Construct validity and internal consistency support further exploration of the GSSTM-G as a measure of family relationships, as related to the care of the infant, from grandparents' perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. maposas@slu.edu
authors.forename: Sithokozile
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maposa
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smithbattle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States