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Spanish Adaptation of the Stepparent Role Strain Index

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2014

Isabel Espinar Fellmann ,
María José Carrasco Galán ,
Isabel Muñoz San Roque  and
Inés Carrasco Galán
Isabel Espinar Fellmann*
Affiliation:
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid
María José Carrasco Galán
Affiliation:
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid
Isabel Muñoz San Roque
Affiliation:
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid
Inés Carrasco Galán
Affiliation:
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: Isabel Espinar Fellmann, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, C/ Comillas, 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid (Spain). Phone: 91- 734-3950 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Stepparent role strain refers to the fragile position of these family members in stepfamilies due to the lack of clear social expectations about their roles. This ambiguity facilitates family conflict and a lack of stepparents' integration into the family system. The aim of this paper is to adapt a pioneer measure of stepparent role strain—the Stepparent Role Strain Index of Whitsett and Land (1992)—in a Spanish sample and to analyze its construct validity. The final instrument is made up of 26 items which have good internal consistency (α = .89) and an underlying six-factor structure, explaining 64.50% of the total variance.

La tensión de rol de los padrastros y de las madrastras alude a la frágil posición de estos miembros en las familias reconstituidas, debido a la ausencia de expectativas sociales sobre su rol, facilitando la aparición de discrepancias familiares así como la inadecuada integración del padrastro y de la madrastra en el sistema familiar. El objetivo de este trabajo es adaptar a una muestra española un instrumento pionero en la medida de la tensión de rol de los padrastros y de las madrastras, el Índice de Tensión de Rol de Whitsett y Land (1992). El instrumento queda formado por 26 ítems que obtienen una óptima consistencia interna (α = .89). La estructura factorial muestra 6 factores que explican el 64.50% de la varianza total.

Keywords

role strainstepfamiliesstepfatherstepmotherfactorial structureconstruct validitytensión de rolfamilias reconstituidaspadrastros y madrastrasestructura factorialvalidez de constructo
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Articles
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , May 2008 , pp. 314 - 322
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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