Psychometric Properties of a Comprehensive Parenting Practice Measure for Parents of Adolescents
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Psychometric Properties of a Comprehensive Parenting Practice Measure for Parents of Adolescents Barry Ladis1 · Elisa M. Trucco2 · Hui Huang1 · Barbara Thomlison1 · Nicole M. Fava3
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019
Abstract Many measures exist that assess parenting skills and practices. Few comprehensive measures for parents of adolescents (13–17 years) exist. The aim of the current study was to develop a comprehensive assessment measure of parenting practices based on items from existing measures. Research and clinical settings can benefit from the advancement of a valid and more inclusive measure of parenting to assess youth behavior and functioning. This study utilized a sample that included 387 caregivers and youth (mean age of youth = 13.6, SD = .59) from a longitudinal study examining contextual influences on youths’ substance use initiation. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on 12 parent-report measures of parenting. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted on a second sample, which included peers (N = 362, mean age of peers = 13.6, SD = 1.09) and peers’ caregivers of the youth included in the original sample. The EFA results indicated a three-factor solution (i.e., parental knowledge and affective relationships, parental control, parental communication and involvement), which was supported in the CFA. The final measure demonstrated strong internal consistency and satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity. This study supported the sound psychometrical features of the Parenting Practice Measure (PPM), a comprehensive measure of parenting quality for adolescent samples. The PPM can serve as a tool for clinicians to design more targeted treatment plans and evaluate the effectiveness of treatments when working with parents with children in the early teenage years. Keywords Parenting practice measure · Adolescents · Parental knowledge · Parental control · Parental involvement The quality of parenting is critical for the development of adaptive functioning in youth (e.g., behavioral functioning, academic performance, mental health, psychological adjustment, social functioning; Luk, King, McCarty, Stoep, & McCauley, 2016). In particular, parenting is regarded as a strong predictor of life-course outcomes. Providing practitioners and researchers with a valid comprehensive measure of parenting could increase precision in determining areas of parenting that could be targeted in treatment and * Elisa M. Trucco [email protected] 1
Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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Department of Psychology & Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC1 237, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work & Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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