台灣兒童及青少年關係量表(TRICA)之編製和心理計量特性研究
摘要
Based on literature review and the previous results of empirical studies done by these authors, it is suggested that subjective evaluations of social relationships-represented by parent-child, teacher-student, and peer relations-are one of the most important predictors of self development for child and adolescent. Furthermore, besides the supportive social relations, we should also take the negative side of social relations into account. Guided by these hypotheses, the Taiwan Relationship Inventory for Children and Adolescents (TRICA) was developed. TRICA is a self-report inventory using 4-point Likert scale that composed of 3 subscales: the Parent-Child Subscale, the Teacher-Student Subscale, and the Peers Subscale. One thousand and eighteen 5th, 7th, and 9th grade students were involved in this study. The data collected were randomly split into 2 sets. The first set of the data was used for the exploratory factor analysis and for the examination of reliability, and the second set of data was used for the confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that the Parent-Child Subscale is best explained by 4 factors: Positive relations with mother, Positive relations with father, Negative relations with mother, and Negative relations with father. The Teacher-Student Subscale is best explained by 2 factors: Positive relations with teacher, and Negative relations with teacher. The Peers Subscale is also composed of 2 factors: Positive relations with peers, and Negative relations with peers. The TRICA is an appealing and reliable test with satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's a=.77-.86) and test-retest reliability (Pearson's r=.73-.88). The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that each of the 3 subscales had good overall model fit. These results indicate that the TRICA is a scale with good reliability and validity for evaluating the social relationships of children and adolescents.