title: INITIAL VALIDATION OF THE ASSESSMENT OF PARENTING TOOL: A TASK- AND DOMAIN-LEVEL MEASURE OF PARENTING SELF-EFFICACY FOR PARENTS OF INFANTS FROM BIRTH TO 24 MONTHS OF AGE.
abstract: Parenting self-efficacy (PSE) includes parents' self-perceptions regarding their capabilities in performing the numerous and changing tasks associated with parenting a specific child (i.e., domain-specific PSE) as well as their self-perceptions in the parenting role overall (i.e., domain-general PSE). Prior literature has demonstrated PSE's relations with numerous constructs significant to mental health and the parent-infant relationship. Prior measures of PSE have been limited by focusing on only domain-specific or domain-general PSE, ignoring the importance of infant development to PSE, and other psychometric limitations. This article presents sound psychometric data for a new measure of PSE, the Assessment of Parenting Tool (APT). The APT includes task-level items on the Domain-Specific subscale (APT-DS) for each age-referenced version of the measure as well as a domain-general subscale that taps overall PSE within the first 24 months' postpartum. Initial construct validity of the measure is established, particularly for parents of infants aged 3 months and older. A stable, three-factor structure for the domain-general subscale includes "coping with being a parent," "attuned parenting," and "self-perceived model parenting." Future directions for the APT, including a revised checklist format for the domain-specific subscale, are included.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University.
authors.forename: Tracy E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University.
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Polanin
authors.affiliation: Erikson Institute.
authors.forename: Amber L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Evenson
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa.
authors.forename: Beth R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Troutman
authors.affiliation: Alexander Center.
authors.forename: Christina L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Franklin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Bewertung; Erziehung; Messung; Selbstwirksamkeit; assessment; auto-efficacité; autoeficacia; crianza; evaluación; measurement; medidas; mesure; parentage; parenting; self-efficacy; évaluation; 測定; 測量; 父母; 育児; 自己効力感; 自我效能感; 評估; 評価