Factorial Study about Parental Practices and Beliefs Inventory

Abstract The goal of this study was to seek for evidence of validity for the Parental Practices and Beliefs Inventory (IPCp), using confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis. Two studies were carried out involving 509 participants, mostly mothers,. The first study included 247 parents, and the second, 262. In the first study an exploratory factor analysis was conducted, which originated a final group of 15 items distributed in two factors: parental practices and parental beliefs. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients were, respectively, 0.820 and 0.788. In the second study, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted and the results confirmed that the two-factor model suggested in the first study and since grouped as indicated, provides the best possible fit for these data. Despite the good psychometric indicators obtained, further studies about this inventory are still necessary.

摘要 本研究旨在为《父母教养方式与信念量表》（Parental Practices and Beliefs Inventory, IPCp）获取效度证据，采用验证性因素分析（confirmatory factor analysis）与探索性因素分析（exploratory factor analysis）方法。本研究共开展两项子研究，累计纳入509名被试，其中以母亲群体为主。第一项子研究纳入247名父母，第二项子研究纳入262名。第一项子研究中通过探索性因素分析，最终得到15个测评条目，划分为两个维度：父母教养行为与父母教养信念。二者的克朗巴哈α（Cronbach’s Alpha）系数分别为0.820与0.788。第二项子研究中开展验证性因素分析，结果证实第一项研究提出的双因子模型（按上述维度划分）对本次研究数据具备最优拟合度。尽管本量表已获得良好的心理测量学指标，但仍需开展后续相关研究以进一步完善该量表的应用与开发。