Factor structure of the “Me as A Parent” scale in a community sample of portuguese mothers

Authors

  • Teresa Marques Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5858-772X
  • Ana Isabel Pereira Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa
  • Luísa Barros Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa
  • Magda S. Roberto Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17575/psicologia.v34i2.1637

Keywords:

Parenting; Parental Self-Regulation; Assessment; Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the factor structure of the Portuguese version of a parental self-regulation measure: "Me as a Parent" (MaaP). A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted with an online convenience sample of 370 mothers of children aged between 3 and 15 (M = 9, SD = 3.74). Results showed that in this sample, the original structure of the MaaP was not confirmed. The revised model with three first-order factors showed good fit indices, χ2 = 202.37, p < .001, χ2/df = 101, CFI = .92, TLI = .91; SRMR = .05, RMSEA = .05, 90% CI = [0.046, 0.063]. The factors of MaaP showed good internal consistency, except for Personal Agency. The instrument achieved discriminant validity and showed good test-retest reliability. Although the MaaP seems to be a promising measure, the present results show that more research is needed to validate this new scale.

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Published

2020-12-30

How to Cite

Marques, T., Pereira, A. I., Barros, L., & Roberto, M. S. (2020). Factor structure of the “Me as A Parent” scale in a community sample of portuguese mothers. PSICOLOGIA, 34(2), 205–214. https://doi.org/10.17575/psicologia.v34i2.1637

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2020): Vol. 34, Nr. 2

Section

Non-thematic articles

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