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Development and Psychometric Testing of the Mental Health Scale for Childrearing Fathers
Aya Kondou1, Mari Haku1, Toshiyuki Yasui2
1Department of Midwifery, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8509, Japan.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 27, 2021
Summary
A new Mental Health Scale for Childrearing Fathers (MSCF) was developed to screen fathers
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Family Studies
- Public Health
Background:
- Father's mental health significantly impacts child development and family dynamics.
- Existing screening tools are insufficient for assessing the mental well-being of childrearing fathers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a Mental Health Scale for Childrearing Fathers (MSCF).
- To provide an effective screening tool for fathers' mental health in the context of parenting.
Main Methods:
- A two-stage survey involving 98 fathers (pilot) and 306 fathers (main survey) of preschoolers.
- Psychometric evaluation including construct validity, criterion-related validity, convergent validity, and internal consistency reliability.
- Confirmatory factor analysis was used to validate the scale's structure.
Main Results:
- The final 25-item MSCF comprises four factors: peaceful familial connection, healthy mind and body, satisfying paternal alliances, and leading a meaningful life as a parent.
- The scale demonstrated high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.918).
- Confirmatory factor analysis supported the scale's validity.
Conclusions:
- The MSCF is a reliable and valid instrument for mental health screening of childrearing fathers.
- The MSCF can be integrated into routine infant health checks to identify fathers needing support.
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