Hungarian Version of the Family Relationship Questionnaire (FRQ)

Authors

  • Dora Csilla Kovács
    Department of General Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Budapest, Hungary
  • Veronika Mészáros
    Department of General Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Budapest, Hungary
  • Zsuzsanna Tanyi
    Department of General Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Budapest, Hungary
  • Edit Jakubovits
    Department of General Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Budapest, Hungary
  • Máté Smohai
    Department of General Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Budapest, Hungary
  • Andrea Hübner
    Department of Pedagogy, Institute of Social Sciences, Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary
  • Wei Wang
    Department of Psychology, Norwegian Univerisity of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
  • Zsuzsanna Kövi
    Department of General Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the validity of the Family Relationship Questionnaire (FRQ) in Hungary. The FRQ was filled out together with the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) by 1017 healthy Hungarian people. The original factor structure of the FRQ did not fit well in the Hungarian sample, but with some modifications – based on modification indices – adequate fit indices could arise. The FRQ scales showed significant relations (moderate to high) with the PBI which confirmed the convergent validity of the scales. Four of the FRQ scale turned to be cross-culturally valid scales. The reliability and validity of Dominance scale in Western cultures should further be examined.