日本語版ワーク・ファミリー・バランス尺度の信頼性と妥当性の検討

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The purpose of this study was to develop a Japanese version of work-family balance scale (WFBS-J) and examine its scale reliability and validity. In Study 1, we translated Carlson, Grzywacz, & Zivnuska’ (2009) English version of work-family balance scale into Japanese, then we tested for the factor structure and internal consistency, discriminant validity, as well as criterion validity of the translated scale. In Study 2, we examined test-retest reliability of WFBS-J. Our results were twofold. First, WFBS-J exhibited a single factor structure, consistent with Carlson et al.’s original scale. Second, WFBS-J maintained sufficient levels of internal consistency and discriminant validity, as well as criterion validity. Findings in this study suggest that WFBS-J is a reliable and valid tool for measuring work-family balance for Japanese.