Tissot, Hervé;
Van Heel, Martijn;
Feinberg, Mark E;
Gedaly, Lindsey;
BArham, Elizabeth Joan;
Calders, Flip;
Camisasca, Elena;
... Xu, Weiman; + view all
(2024)
Measurement invariance of the Coparenting Relationship Scale (CRS) across 10 countries.
Journal of Family Psychology
, 38
(5)
pp. 697-706.
10.1037/fam0001228.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the factor structure and the measurement invariance of the Coparenting Relationship Scale (CRS) across 10 countries based on the seven-factor coparenting model (i.e., Coparenting Agreement, Coparenting Closeness, Exposure to Conflict, Coparenting Support, Endorsement of Partner’s Parenting; Division of Labor) proposed by Feinberg (2003). The results of research on coparenting from numerous countries have documented its foundational importance for parent mental health, family relationship quality, child development, and psychopathology. Yet, a cross-country perspective is still lacking. Such a perspective can provide insight into which dimensions of coparenting are universally recognized and which are especially prone to variation. A unique multinational data set, comprised of 15 individual studies collected across 10 countries (Belgium, Brazil, China, Israel, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, USA) in nine languages was established (N = 9,292; 51.1% mothers). Measurement invariance analyses were conducted. A six-factor structure (original seven factors minus Division of Labor) of the measure was consistent across the different contexts and measurement invariance was achieved at the configural level. There was no support for metric or scalar invariance. These findings provide a basis for the CRS to be used across countries and should inspire future quantitative and qualitative research in cross-country coparenting research to understand what aspects are universal and what aspects of coparenting are linked to specific material, relational, or ideational conditions that underlie high-quality coparenting.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Measurement invariance of the Coparenting Relationship Scale (CRS) across 10 countries |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1037/fam0001228 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001228 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190677 |
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