Table 1 Items used to measure beliefs of obligation and social pressure and their results regarding content validity
From: Determinants of depression in primary caregivers of disabled older relatives: a path analysis
Dimension | Items | % of adequacy |
|---|---|---|
Beliefs of obligation | I care for him/her because I must follow the family tradition of caring for our relatives when they cannot care for themselves. | 93% |
I care for him/her because, in my family, relatives have always been cared for when they could not care for themselves. | 100% | |
I care for him/her because I think we all have the obligation to care for our relatives when they cannot care for themselves. | 100% | |
Social Pressure | I care for him/her because my family and people who I know expect it of me. | 70% |
I care for him/her because I feel strongly forced by my family, neighbours and friends to take care of my relative. | 80% | |
I care for him/her because my family and the people who I know would not approve if I took my relative to a nursing home. | 93% |