1. The Parental Attitudes Toward Psychological Services Inventory: Adaptation and Development of an Attitude Scale.
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Turner, Erlanger
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MENTAL health services , *CHI-squared test , *CHILD psychiatry , *STATISTICAL correlation , *EXPERIMENTAL design , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL care use , *PSYCHOLOGY of parents , *PROBABILITY theory , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *SCALES (Weighing instruments) , *RESEARCH methodology evaluation , *ATTITUDES toward mental illness , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *PSYCHOLOGY ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide psychometric data on the Parental Attitudes Toward Psychological Services Inventory (PATPSI), which is a revised measure to assess parents' attitudes toward outpatient mental health services. Using a sample of adults ( N = 250), Study 1 supported a 3-factor structure (RMSEA = .05, NNFI = .94, and CFI = .94), adequate internal consistency (ranging from .72 to .92), and test-retest reliability (ranging from .66 to .84). Additionally, results indicated that individuals with previous use of mental health services reported more positive views toward child mental health services. Study 2 provided confirming evidence of the 3-factor structure (NNFI = .94, RMSEA = .08, and the CFI = .95) and adequate reliability (ranging from .70 to .90) using a parent-sample ( N = 260). Additionally, discriminate validity of the PATPSI was supported. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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