Family health climate scale (FHC-scale): development and validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The family environment is important for explaining individual health behaviour. While previous research mostly focused on influences among family members and dyadic interactions (parent-child), the purpose of this study was to develop a new measure, the Family Health Climate Scale (FHC-Scale), using a family-based approach. The FHC is an attribute of the whole family and describes an aspect of the family environment that is related to health and health behaviour. Specifically, a questionnaire measuring the FHC (a) for nutrition (FHC-NU) and (b) for activity behaviour (FHC-PA) was developed and validated.

Methods

In Study 1 (N=787) the FHC scales were refined and validated. The sample was randomly divided into two subsamples. With random sample I exploratory factor

SUBMITTER: Niermann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4015295 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature