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The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and relaible instrument to measure four areas of autonomy. The instrument is composed of four subscales that measure the following constructs of autonomy: (a) family loyalty autonomy, (b) value autonomy, (c) emotional autonomy, and (d) behavioral autonomy. A detailed four-step procedure was used to provide the scale with construct, content, and predictive validity. Presented here is the four-stage process used to develop the Autonomy Scale, data supporting the validity and reliability of the scale, and the final version of the instrument.
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This article is based on dissertation research in partial fulfillment of degree requirements at Texas Woman's University.
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Anderson, R.A., Worthington, L., Anderson, W.T. et al. The development of an autonomy scale. Contemp Fam Ther 16, 329–345 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02196884
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