Parent and adolescent versions of the diabetes-specific parental support for adolescents' autonomy scale: development and initial testing.
OBJECTIVE
To develop and initially test the psychometric properties of parent and adolescent versions of the Diabetes-Specific Parental Support for Adolescents' Autonomy Scale.


METHODS
Data-based scale items were developed, analyzed for content validity, and then piloted with 43 adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Psychometric properties of the scales were then determined with 100 adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents.


RESULTS
Content validity indices of .80 or greater were obtained for 26 items. Item analysis in the pilot and large-sample groups resulted in 22 items being deleted. Principal Components Analysis of the remaining four items indicated one factor in both parent and adolescent versions, accounting for 50-62% of variance and with Cronbach alpha coefficients of .67-.80.


CONCLUSIONS
This newly developed parsimonious scale, initially tested to be reliable, and valid, will facilitate research on parental support for adolescents' development of diabetes management autonomy.
Hanna
Kathleen M
KM
Family Health Department, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. kathanna@iupui.edu
Dimeglio
Linda A
LA
Fortenberry
J Dennis
JD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D012944:Social Support