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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Father Engagement Questionnaire
Yixin Jiang1, Lucy A Tully1, Matthew T Burn1
11School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Journal of Child and Family Studies
|October 30, 2018
Summary
A new Father Engagement Questionnaire (FEQ) measures practitioner confidence, competence, and organizational practices. Higher FEQ scores predict increased father attendance in parenting interventions, supporting its use as a clinical tool.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Family Studies
Background:
- Increasing interest in father engagement in parenting interventions for child wellbeing.
- Lack of a validated measure for father engagement practices hinders research and practice.
- Need for a comprehensive tool to assess practitioner-level father engagement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Father Engagement Questionnaire (FEQ).
- To assess the FEQ's reliability, validity, and predictive utility in measuring father engagement practices.
- To provide a robust tool for researchers and clinicians to monitor father engagement.
Main Methods:
- Development and evaluation of the Father Engagement Questionnaire (FEQ).
- Exploratory factor analysis on data from 589 Australian practitioners.
- Test-retest stability assessed with a separate sample of 28 practitioners.
Main Results:
- Exploratory factor analysis identified five distinct scales: Confidence, Competence, Perceived Effectiveness, Frequency of Use, and Organizational Practices.
- All scales demonstrated adequate internal consistency and test-retest stability.
- Higher scores in Confidence, Frequency of Use, and Organizational Practices predicted higher father attendance.
Conclusions:
- The FEQ is a psychometrically sound, multidimensional tool for assessing father engagement practices.
- The FEQ can be utilized as a research and clinical instrument to monitor and improve father engagement.
- Findings support the FEQ's utility in enhancing father attendance in parenting interventions.
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