Validation and psychometric properties of a brief measure of parental attributions in a sample from Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21320013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucía Halty (0000-0002-7597-7620, Universidad de Comillas Madrid Spain, corresponding author), Amaia Halty (Universidad de Comillas Madrid Spain), Amaia Halty Barrutieta (0000-0002-5567-7321, Universidad Pontificia Comillas), Elena Gismero (Universidad de Comillas Madrid Spain), José M Caperos (0000-0001-9463-9443, Universidad Pontificia Comillas) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1099-1114 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family Process (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-7370 • E-ISSN: 1545-5300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/famp.12952 |
| PMID | 38012824 |
| OpenAlex | W4389096757 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 45 |
The parental attribution measure (PAM) is an instrument that assesses the attributions made by parents regarding their children's behavior, for both clinical and community samples. This research has aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of the PAM in a community sample in Spain. Data were analyzed from several samples of fathers and mothers (N1 = 253; N2 = 458, N3 = 711) who reported on their attributions and level of parental stress on the one hand and on their children's emotional insensitivity traits and behavioral problems on the other. The results did not support the original structure proposed but a unidimensional structure consisting of nine items with good psychometric properties and factorial invariance. The 9‐item PAM exhibited a positive relationship with callous unemotional traits and behavioral problems in children and with parental stress. This study provides important new insights into the psychometric properties of the PAM in a Spanish sample. It represents a significant advance, since so far there have been no other instruments to use in assessing parental attributions about their children's behavioral problems in Spanish. In short, this research is intended to evaluate the psychometric properties of the PAM in a sample of a community in Spain. The results supported a unidimensional structure composed of a 9‐item instrument with good psychometric properties and factorial invariance
Attribution · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Measurement invariance · Psychometrics · Sample (material) · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |