title: Dyadic confirmatory factor analysis of the inflammatory bowel disease family responsibility questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluate the factor structure of youth and maternal involvement ratings on the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Family Responsibility Questionnaire, a measure of family allocation of condition management responsibilities in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included 251 youth aged 11-18 years with inflammatory bowel disease and their mothers. Item-level descriptive analyses, subscale internal consistency estimates, and confirmatory factor analyses of youth and maternal involvement were conducted using a dyadic data-analytic approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results supported the validity of 4 conceptually derived subscales including general health maintenance, social aspects, condition management tasks, and nutrition domains. Additionally, results indicated adequate support for the factor structure of a 21-item youth involvement measure and strong support for a 16-item maternal involvement measure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Additional empirical support for the validity of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Family Responsibility Questionnaire was provided. Future research to replicate current findings and to examine the measure's clinical utility is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA. Rachel.Greenley@rosalindfranklin.edu
authors.forename: Rachel Neff
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Greenley
authors.forename: Bonney
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reed-Knight
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Blount
authors.forename: Helen W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: adolescents; chronic illness; family functioning; gastroenterology; inflammatory bowel disease