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Karen A Whittaker1, Sarah Cowley
1Department of Nursing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, UK. kwhittaker1@uclan.ac.uk
Summary
This study evaluated parenting measures for UK support programs. The Parenting Self-Agency Measure (PSAM) showed better stability than the Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index (SEPTI) for UK parents.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Psychology
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Parenting support programs are expanding in UK child health services.
- Existing outcome measures for parenting interventions often lack validation in the UK context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the feasibility of the Parenting Self-Agency Measure (PSAM) and Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index (SEPTI) subscales as outcome measures for UK parenting support.
- To evaluate the reliability and acceptability of these measures in a UK sample.
Main Methods:
- Feasibility study involving 56 parents (46 mothers, 10 fathers) accessing routine health visitor and school nurse services.
- Test-retest reliability analysis using intra-class correlation coefficients.
- Internal consistency analysis using alpha coefficients and factor analysis to assess construct validity.
Main Results:
- High intra-class correlation coefficients indicated good repeatability for both PSAM and SEPTI.
- Factor analysis and alpha coefficients suggested that UK respondents did not consistently recognize SEPTI subscale items as single dimensions.
- The PSAM demonstrated greater stability as a measure of parenting self-beliefs compared to SEPTI subscales within the UK sample.
Conclusions:
- The Parenting Self-Agency Measure (PSAM) appears to be a more stable and potentially suitable outcome measure for UK parenting support programs than the SEPTI subscales.
- Further validation is needed for the SEPTI subscales in the UK population to ensure they accurately capture parenting self-efficacy dimensions.
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