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The Two-Factor Structure of the Parent Cognitive Error Questionnaire: A Measure of Parental Cognitive Errors in Relation to Child Problems

Auteurs: Yuanyuan Jiang, Kevin Delucchi, Nina Kaiser, Stephen P. Hinshaw, Keith McBurnett, Linda J. Pfiffner

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 10/2022

Abstract

This study evaluated the factor structure of the scores from a parent rating scale, the Parent Cognitive Error Questionnaire (PCEQ), which measures parents’ attributions of child misbehavior and problems. The factor structure of the scores of the PCEQ was examined among 199 children (ages 7–11; mean age: 8.64 years, 58.30% boys, 53.80% White) with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Predominantly Inattentive Presentation. Reliability and validity of the factors were assessed. Two factors emerged from this sample: (1) parent-specific cognitive errors (self-blame for child problems), and (2) child-specific cognitive errors (child-blame for child problems). Both were related to parent-rated parental depression, parenting satisfaction, parenting self-efficacy, and child ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) symptoms. After adjusting for child-specific cognitive errors, parent-specific errors were related to parent-rated parent depressive symptoms, and after adjustment for parent-specific cognitive errors, child-specific cognitive errors were related to parent-rated child ADHD and ODD symptoms. A two-factor structure for the PCEQ scores from this sample was found with evidence of reliability and validity of factors, showing promise for measuring sources of parental attributions regarding child problems.

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Titel: The Two-Factor Structure of the Parent Cognitive Error Questionnaire: A Measure of Parental Cognitive Errors in Relation to Child Problems
Auteurs: Yuanyuan Jiang
Kevin Delucchi
Nina Kaiser
Stephen P. Hinshaw
Keith McBurnett
Linda J. Pfiffner
Publicatiedatum: 21-05-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 10/2022
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-022-00934-0

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