Table 1. Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables at Baseline.
| Variable | X̄ | SD | Rangea | Cronbach's Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family support (A) | 16.13 | 3.29 | 7 to 24 (6-24) | .53b |
| Family cohesion (A) | 19.31 | 3.52 | 7 to 24 (6-24) | .85 |
| Parent-adolescent communication (A) | 72.71 | 14.37 | 32 to 100 (20-100) | .96 |
| Parental involvement (A) | 21.03 | 3.65 | 12 to 26 (0-26) | .71 |
| Positive parenting (A) | 8.78 | 3.26 | 0 to 12 (0-12) | .86 |
| Family support (P) | 18.81 | 2.83 | 9 to 24 (6-24) | .65 |
| Family cohesion (P) | 20.58 | 2.78 | 12 to 24 (6-24) | .79 |
| Parent-adolescent communication (P) | 77.50 | 8.70 | 43 to 100 (20-100) | .93 |
| Parental involvement (P) | 29.07 | 3.07 | 17 to 32 (12-38) | .87 |
| Positive parenting (P) | 16.68 | 1.77 | 9 to 18 (6-18) | .78 |
| Identity coherence (A) | 25.32 | 4.64 | 6 to 30 (6-30) | .83 |
| Identity confusion (A) | 14.68 | 4.92 | 6 to 27 (6-30) | .69 |
a
Ranges of possible scores are in parentheses.
b
This alpha coefficient is comparable to those in the article (Tolan et al., 1997) reporting validity evidence for the Family Relations Scale with African American and Hispanic adolescents and their families.