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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 2/2007

01-04-2007 | Original Paper

Development and Validation of a Short Form of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire

Auteurs: Frank J. Elgar, Daniel A. Waschbusch, Mark R. Dadds, Nadine Sigvaldason

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 2/2007

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Abstract

Brief assessments of parenting practices can provide important information about the development of disruptive behavior disorders in children. We examined the factor structure of a widely used assessment of parenting practices, the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, and produced a 9-item short scale around its three supported factors: Positive Parenting, Inconsistent Discipline and Poor Supervision. The short scale was then validated in independent community samples using confirmatory factor analysis and measures of disruptive behavioral disorders in children. The scale showed good fit to a three-factor model and good convergent validity by differentiating parents of children with disruptive behavioral disorders and parents of children without such disorders. Results indicated that this new measure is an informative tool for researchers and clinicians whom require brief assessments of parenting practices relating to disruptive behavioral disorders in children.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Development and Validation of a Short Form of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire
Auteurs
Frank J. Elgar
Daniel A. Waschbusch
Mark R. Dadds
Nadine Sigvaldason
Publicatiedatum
01-04-2007
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9082-5

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