Adaptation, Translation, and Validation of the Perceived Parenting Style Scale in Pakistan Using ITC Protocol

Parenting is the fundamental parent-child relationship process that impacts their lives. To better understand how adolescents perceive their parents' attitudes and behaviors, it is important to adapt, translate, and validate the perceived parenting style questionnaire in Pakistani culture. Therefore, the study was carried out by using International Test Commission (ITC) protocols. In initial steps, forward and backward translation was carried out, and language equivalence was tested on a sample of 30 bilingual participants. In the final stages, reliability analysis was carried out and followed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Furthermore, construct validity was estimated through a structural equation model (SEM). The process comprised a convenient sampling technique to approach a sample size of 456 adolescents aged 13 to 17 years from nine districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The results of the item correlation showed a highly significant connection between the items of the Perceived Parenting Style Scale (PPSS). Cronbach's alpha index was significantly high (r=0.93). According to CFA, the model fits accurately, as all values are approximately equivalent to the model's ideal values. Moreover, PPSQ showed sound psychometric properties and emerged as a reliable and valid tool for measuring perceived parenting styles.