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The Short-Form Of The Coparenting Across Family Structures Scale (Copafs-27): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Michael A. Saini, Marsha Kline Pruett, Jonathan Alschech
The Short-Form Of The Coparenting Across Family Structures Scale (Copafs-27): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Michael A. Saini, Marsha Kline Pruett, Jonathan Alschech
School for Social Work: Faculty Publications
To further refine the measurement of coparenting across family dynamics, this article presents data from 2 separately collected samples, the first consisting of 252 parents and the second consisting of 329 parents, analyzed as a pilot study of the Short-Form of the Coparenting Across Family Structures Scale (CoPAFS 27-Items). The purpose of the revised shortened tool is to further the design of an efficient and psychometrically strong tool to aid research and clinical practice with coparents. Our intent was to differentiate coparenting in intact, separated/divorced, and families where the parents were never romantically involved, between mothers and fathers, and between …