Development and empirical test of the research-informed South African Relationship Functioning Assessment (SARFA)

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dc.contributor.authorBelus, Jennifer M.
dc.contributor.authorHines, Abigail C.
dc.contributor.authorMagidson, Jessica F.
dc.contributor.authorIwamoto, Derek K.
dc.contributor.authorRose, Alexandra L.
dc.contributor.authorLi, Alison
dc.contributor.authorBarnabas, Ruanne V.
dc.contributor.authorvan Heerden, Alastair
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-25T18:19:42Z
dc.date.available2024-06-25T18:19:42Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-13
dc.description.abstractIntimate partners play an important role in chronic diseases. Despite the chronic disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa, very few culturally relevant quantitative measures of intimate relationship functioning are available. We conducted an empirical investigation evaluating the psychometric properties of the South African Relationship Functioning Assessment (SARFA) assessing healthy relationship functioning in N = 150 community members (50% women; M age = 27.2 years) living in the Vulindlela area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Item development was based on prior qualitative research from two South African communities. All assessments were conducted in isiZulu, participants' primary language. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted on the initial 39-item measure. The best-fitting model consisted of one factor with 22 items. The SARFA's internal consistency was α = .94. Convergent validity was observed via significant positive associations (all rs ≥ .38, p < .001) between the SARFA's total score and measures of trust, emotional intimacy, constructive communication, sexual satisfaction, and relationship control (women only). Divergent validity was observed for women only. Encouraging initial psychometric properties of a culturally relevant measure of relationship functioning in KwaZulu-Natal may have relevance to other communities and potential to be used in research involving couples and health in chronic disease-burdened communities.
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12522
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/kkgt-qhds
dc.identifier.citationBelus, J. M., Hines, A. C., Magidson, J. F., Iwamoto, D. K., Rose, A. L., Li, A., Barnabas, R. V., & van Heerden, A. (2024). Development and empirical test of the research-informed South African Relationship Functioning Assessment (SARFA). Personal Relationships, 31(1), 44–66.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/32678
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Behavioral & Social Sciencesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtPsychologyen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.titleDevelopment and empirical test of the research-informed South African Relationship Functioning Assessment (SARFA)
dc.typeArticle
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