title: Measuring parenting practices and family functioning with brief and simple instruments: validation of the Spanish version of the PAFAS.
abstract: A set of instruments with different response formats is usually used to assess parenting practices in clinical settings and in research studies. These complex protocols can be problematic for parents with low-literacy levels. The Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS) is a brief, easy to read instrument that has been developed to address these concerns. The English version of this instrument suggested that it has good internal consistency (range from .70 to .96), as well as satisfactory construct and predictive validity. The aim of the present study was to explore the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the PAFAS. A sample of 174 Spanish-speaking parents (85% mothers; M = 37 years old; SD = 9.1) from Panama in Central America completed the instrument alongside the Parenting Scale and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). Psychometric evaluations revealed that the measure had satisfactory construct and concurrent validity as well as good internal consistency (values >.60 for all subscales) and test-retest reliability (ICC >.60 for all subscales). The PAFAS shows promise as a brief outcome measure to assess parenting practices and family functioning with Spanish-speaking parents. Potential uses of the measure and implications for further validation with diverse samples are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK, anilena.mejia@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Anilena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mejia
authors.forename: Ania
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filus
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calam
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morawska
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002489:Central America; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010176:Panama; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
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