THE FACTORIAL STRUCTURE OF THE SIBLING RELATIONSHIP INVENTORY (SRI) IN AMERICAN AND DUTCH SAMPLES

The psychometric properties of the Sibling Relationship Inventory (SRI ; Stocker & McHale, 1992) were examined in two independent samples. On e consisted of 206 American children aged 6-12 years, the other of 452 Dutch children aged 5-12 years. A factorial structure with three dime nsions (affection, hostility, rivalry) was demonstrated. The internal consistency of the SRI scales proved adequate, even for relatively you ng children, aged 6-9 years. The test-retest reliability was satisfact ory. Findings regarding the convergent and discriminant validity of th e SRI were promising, although they need to be extended.