Family Allocentricism Scale

Lay et al. (J Cross-Cult Psychol 29:434–460, 1998) developed the Family Allocentricism Scale (FAS) to assess family allocentricism and idiocentricism, which indicates the individual's cognitive and emotional relatedness to their family. The FAS has been validated, translated, and widely used in the Western cultural context. In the present study, we tested its validity and psychometric properties in an Indian sample. Using a sample of young adults (N = 735; Male = 231; Female = 504) aged between 18 and 39 years, we tested the factor structure through a confirmatory factor analysis framework. The results indicated the best fit (χ2(90) = 311.955; p < 0.001; CFI = .911; RMSEA = .058; SRMR = .0447) for one-factor model of the family allocentricism with 15 items, with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha = .840). Convergent validity and measurement invariance across gender of FAS are discussed.