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17-11-2023 | Original Paper

Psychometric Analysis of the Parental Attitudes Toward Psychological Services Inventory with a Diverse Community Sample

Auteurs: Spencer K. J. Choy, Amanda M. Vincent, Tristan J. Maesaka, Brad J. Nakamura

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 1/2024

Abstract

An under-explored strategy to increase youth mental health service uptake is pursuing a direct-to-consumer approach with parents; however, a prerequisite for informing and evaluating such efforts is a psychometrically sound measurement of parent beliefs that relate to their likelihood of youth service use. The Parental Attitudes Toward Psychological Services Inventory (PATPSI; Turner, 2012) was developed to assess parents’ perspectives on youth services use across three reliable and valid factors (Help-Seeking Attitudes, Help-Seeking Intentions, and Stigmatization). Although the PATPSI has since been used to investigate parents’ service-related attitudes and intentions in association with a variety of service use behaviors, no published studies have revisited the factor structure of the original, English-language PATPSI. This investigation conducted a confirmatory factor analysis on the PATPSI with a diverse community sample of 343 parents. Our results suggested that the three-factor model fit the data well, and internal consistencies for the three scales and the Total measure ranged from acceptable to good. For convergent validity, the Help-Seeking Intentions scale was significantly and positively associated with all three empowerment facets measured by the Family Empowerment Scale; the Stigmatization scale was significantly and negatively related with two of three empowerment scales; and we did not observe expected correlations between the Help-Seeking Attitudes and the empowerment scales. Furthermore, the associations between the PATPSI scales all performed significantly in the expected direction. Overall, this is the first study to replicate the PATPSI’s factor structure, and evidence good reliability and validity, with a large, multiethnic United States sample.

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Titel: Psychometric Analysis of the Parental Attitudes Toward Psychological Services Inventory with a Diverse Community Sample
Auteurs: Spencer K. J. Choy
Amanda M. Vincent
Tristan J. Maesaka
Brad J. Nakamura
Publicatiedatum: 17-11-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 1/2024
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02699-6

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