Parenting and Family Adjusment Scales: Brazilian cultural adaptation

Abstract

Abstract Objective The present study aimed to perform the Brazilian cultural adaptation of the Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales and to examine its construct validity. Method The sample comprised 315 mothers of 2- to- 5-year-old children. The process of cultural adaptation followed the following steps: translation of the instrument into Portuguese language; synthesis and completion of the first consensus draft of the Portuguese version; back-translation; evaluation by the committee of expert specialist judges; semantic evaluation of the items; calculation of content validity coefficient, and qualitative interview. Finally, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. Results The results of confirmatory factor analysis revealed four latent parenting practices in the Brazilian contex, such ast: coercive parenting, encouragement, parental inconsistency, and parent-child relationship. Additionally, the analysis for the family adjustment revealed a two-factor model parental adjustment and family adjustment. Conclusion Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales presents a valid measurement for the Brazilian context, and can be used in future parenting studies.

Keywords

• Cross-cultural comparison
• Emotional adjustment
• Family relations
• Parent-child relations
• Psychometrics