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Development and Preliminary Validation of a Parenting Self-Regulation Scale: 'Me as a Parent'.
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Journal of Child & Family Studies . Oct2015, Vol. 24 Issue 10, p2853-2864. 12p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Effective parenting self-regulation is purported to promote positive parent and child mental health and behavioural outcomes. This study aimed to develop and validate a brief and easy-to-administer measure of parents' perceptions of their self-regulation related to parenting. In the absence of any specific quantitative means to measure this construct, we developed a 16-item self-report scale in an Australian context for clinical and research use. The scale measures global beliefs about self-efficacy, personal agency, self-management, and self-sufficiency, thought to constitute parent self-regulation perceptions. Based on existing literature, we developed an initial 71-item scale which we subsequently tested in a representative sample of Australian parents (220 mothers, 80 fathers) recruited by random digit telephone dialling. With a strong theoretical framework, confirmatory factor analysis with adequate fit supported a final 16-item, four-factor scale as hypothesised entitled 'Me as a Parent' (MaaP). Three-month test-retest reliability was demonstrated with a subset of the sample ( n = 126). Further development of the MaaP, its potential for clinical and research use, and future assessment and validation through field-testing is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SELF-control
*PARENTING
*PSYCHOMETRICS
*SELF-management (Psychology)
*SELF-perception
*PSYCHOLOGY of parents
*EXPERIMENTAL design
*FACTOR analysis
*GOODNESS-of-fit tests
*INTERVIEWING
*RESEARCH methodology
*MENTAL health
*PARENT-child relationships
*PROBABILITY theory
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SELF-efficacy
*STATISTICAL reliability
*PARENT attitudes
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*DATA analysis software
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10621024
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child & Family Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109308349
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-0089-z