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Tests of Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance in the United States and Australia Using the Adult Version of the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire

Bibliographic Data

ID7738346
AuthorsRapson Gomez (0000-0001-7637-1551, University of Tasmania, corresponding author), Ronald P Rohner (0000-0002-0061-696X, University of Connecticut)
Year2011
Volume45
Issue3
Pages267-285
Publication date2011-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCross-Cultural Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1069-3971 • E-ISSN: 1552-3578
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1069397111403111
OpenAlexW2000660006
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited16

This study uses confirmatory factor analysis procedures to examine the factor structure of the mother and father versions of the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ) and their measurement invariance across ratings provided by 314 Australian adults and 509 adults in the United States. The adult version of the PARQ is a 60-item self-report instrument designed to measure adults’ perceptions of maternal and paternal acceptance-rejection during childhood. The questionnaire contains four scales measuring warmth/ affection, hostility/aggression, indifference/neglect, and undifferentiated rejection. Results of analyses support the proposed four-factor model. All but six items in the father version and all items in the mother version show invariance across the two national groups. Overall, the results indicate support for the factorial model of the PARQ, as well as measurement equivalence across the national groups tested

Affection · Aggression · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Equivalence (formal languages · Hostility · Measurement invariance · Neglect · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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