McGill Friendship Questionnaire – Respondent’s affection (MFQ-RA)

Author of Tool: 

Mendelson, M. J. & Aboud, F.

Key references: 

Mendelson, M. J. & Aboud, F. (1999). Measuring friendship quality in late adolescents and young adults: McGill friendship questionnaires. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 31, 130-132.

Mendelson, M. J., & Aboud, F. (1997). Measuring friendship quality in late adolescents and young adults: McGill friendship questionnaires. Unpublished manuscript.

McGill Friendship Questionnaires

Primary use / Purpose: 

The MFQ-RA is a 16 item questionnaire measuring respondent’s feelings towards a friend/friendship. Positive statements about the friendship are responded to along a 9-point scale from “very much disagree” to “very much agree”.

Background: 

Drawing from earlier friendship questionnaires such as “the Friendship Questionnaire” and the “Friendship Qualities scale”, the McGill Friendship Questionnaire – Respondent’s affection (MFQ-RA) was designed to measure both feelings for a friend (Positive Feelings subscale) and satisfaction with the friendship (Satisfaction subscale).

Psychometrics: 

The psychometric properties of the instrument have been examined by Mendelson and Aboud (1997). This unpublished manuscript is available below.

Keywords: 

• Anxiety
• Family

Files: 

MFQ-RAMendelson & Aboud (1997)- Unpublished Paper on the Instrument’s Psychometric Properties

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 

https://dx.doi.org/10.13072/midss.172