Confirmatory Factor Analysis on Family Communication Patterns Measurement

Measurement of Family Communication Patterns is widely used to measure the communication in family practice by many researchers. This measurement was developed by McLeod and Chaffee in 1972 and was later revised by Fitzpatrick and Ritchie in 1994. Family Communication Patterns measurement consists of two dimensions, namely conversation orientation and conformity orientation. The objectives of this study were (i) to evaluate the measurement of Family Communication Patterns by CFA, (ii) to know the reliability of the model, and (iii) to prove the validity of the model. The results showed that the resulting model from measurement of family communication pattern using CFA. The findings also show items and the number of items resulting from the CFA. The resulting model will help next researchers especially in studies related to family communication.