title: PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE ALABAMA PARENTING QUESTIONNAIRE ADAPTED TO FAMILIES OF CHILEAN PRESCHOOLERS.
abstract: The Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) is a well-known tool to assess empirically identified aspects of positive and negative parenting practices. This study evaluates the psychometric properties of an adapted version of the APQ for its use with parents of children between 2 and 6 years of age in Chile. The participants were 557 parents of children aged 2 to 6 years. A confirmatory factor analysis showed that the best fit was obtained by a four-factor model (positive reinforcement, parental involvement, inconsistency of disciplinary practices, and punitive practices). The invariance analysis for this model by sex and social composition was positive. Disciplinary inconsistency and punitive practices were correlated with externalized and internalized behaviors in children. Results suggest that this adaptation of the APQ may result in a useful tool for clinical and research purposes in this age group.
authors.affiliation: University of Concepción.
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cova
authors.affiliation: University of Concepción.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bustos
authors.affiliation: University of Concepción.
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rincón
authors.affiliation: McMaster University.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Streiner
authors.affiliation: University of Concepción.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grandón
authors.affiliation: University of Concepción.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saldivia
authors.affiliation: University of Concepción.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Inostroza
authors.affiliation: University of Concepción.
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Contreras
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044004:Xanthones
chemical_list: D044004:Xanthones; C556167:cluvenone
keywords: Beurteilung; Erziehungsverhalten; Selbstbericht; analyse factorielle de confirmation; análisis confirmatorio de factores; assessment; auto-reporte; auto-évaluation; crianza; early childhood; evaluación; factorial confirmatory analysis; frühe Kindheit; konfirmatorische Faktoranalyse; parentage; parenting; petite enfance; self-report; temprana niñez; évaluation; 因子驗證分析; 幼兒期; 早期児童期; 確証的因子分析; 育児; 育兒; 自己報告; 自我報告; 評估; 評価