THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE VALUE OF FAMILY FUNCTIONS IN WOMEN DURING THE PRE-MARRIAGE PERIOD WITH A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF CRITERIA FOR HUSBAND CHOICE

The paper presents the theoretical grounds and empirical study of the factor structures of the value of family functions in women in the premarital period, differentiated by the statistical criterion “the number of criteria for choosing a husband (NCCH)” previously allocated by the author. In two samples (NCCH ≤5 (N = 57) and NCCH > 5 (N = 87)), the modified method “Family Values” by V. S. Torokhtiy and factor analysis established that the NCCH does not manifest itself in the number of factors in the structure (3), but manifests itself, firstly, in the quantitative ratio between their factor weights – at NCCH ≤5 the importance of one factor increases relative to the others, and secondly, in factor loads of the value of family functions –at NCCH ≤5 the first factor is determined by the value of such functions as household relations, social control and educational function, and at NCCH > 5 this factor is determined by the value of the sexual-erotic function and psychological discharge function. A meaningful interpretation of the empirical results is presented.