Construction and validation of the family activities motivation scale

The purpose of the present research was to develop and validate a motivatio nal scale of motivation toward family activities (EMAF). This scale measure s different types of extrinsic motivation (identified regulation, introject ed regulation and external regulation) and intrinsic motivation toward fami ly activities. Three studies were conducted to develop and validate the EMA F. Overall, results show that EMAF is formed of four factors that are inter nally consistent. A confirmatory factorial analysis (EQS) also confirmed th e four factor structure of the EMAF. In addition, the validity of the scale was supported by : (1) a simplex-like pattern of correlations among the fo ur subscales, (2) significant correlations between the EMAF and some variab les (i.e., family life satisfaction, work-family conflict, intrusions, perc eptions of competence, autonomy and family support). In sum, the present re sults provide preliminary support for the reliability and validity of the E MAF. Finally, a general discussion of the methodological contributions of t he EMAF, limits and ideas for future research are presented.