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.