Construction and validation of the Family Psychological Boundaries Questionnaire based on the Holy Quran

This study aims to construct and validate a questionnaire to assess the psychological boundaries of the family based on the Holy Quran. The boundaries of the family were extracted and presented from the verses of the Holy Quran and the interpretive narrations below them by the method of religious-psychological ijtihad. The final pattern includes 5 first-order boundaries, 15 second-order boundaries, and 64 third-order boundaries. A questionnaire was designed based on the extracted boundaries. The content validity of the items was confirmed by experts based on CVI and CVR. the reliability of the questionnaire were calculated using Cronbach's alpha. The total reliability of the questionnaire was 0.975, general boundaries, 0.884, spousal boundaries, 0.92, parental boundaries, 0.925, sibling boundaries, 0.789 and external boundaries 0.761. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 600 families with children. The results of factor analysis showed that the validity of the structure was confirmed for five underlying factors (boundaries) and 164 items for their measurement. The results of comparing the boundaries between normal and on the verge of divorce families confirm the structural validity and the resolution of the questionnaire between normal and abnormal families. The psychometric properties of the Family Boundaries Questionnaire showed; the 164-item questionnaire has good validity and reliability.