Abstract

MARQUES, Teresa; PEREIRA, Ana Isabel; BARROS, Luísa  and  ROBERTO, Magda S.. Factor structure of the “Me as A Parent” scale in a community sample of Portuguese mothers. Psicologia [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.2, pp.205-214. ISSN 0874-2049.  https://doi.org/10.17575/psicologia.v34i2.1637.

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.

Keywords : Parenting; Parental Self-Regulation; Assessment; Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

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