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Psychometric properties of Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS) in a Turkish sample with parents of 2-12 years old children from both community and clinical sample

Klinik psikiyatri dergisi, 2020-01, Vol.23 (4), p.464-475 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 1302-0099 ;EISSN: 1302-0099 ;DOI: 10.5505/kpd.2020.25002

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  • Title:
    Psychometric properties of Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS) in a Turkish sample with parents of 2-12 years old children from both community and clinical sample
  • Author: Barış Güller ; Taner Guvenir ; Burçin Seyda Buran ; Ömer Aydemir ; Fatma Varol ; Aylin Özbek ; Özlem Gencer Kıdak
  • Subjects: family ; parenting ; parenting and family adjustment scale (pafas) ; reliability and validity ; turkish
  • Is Part Of: Klinik psikiyatri dergisi, 2020-01, Vol.23 (4), p.464-475
  • Description: INTRODUCTION[|]The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS) to measure parenting skills and family adjustment in Turkish Parents.[¤]METHODS[|]The sample of our study consisted of the parents of children between the ages of 2-12. The clinical sample is from 201 mothers or fathers who were in the first 1-month evaluation process at the Dokuz Eylul University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic; the population sample consisted of 202 mothers or fathers living in Balçova. For test-retest measurement, the test was re-administered to 58 parents in the community sample two weeks later. Psychometric properties of the scale were compared to Parenting Styles and Dimensions Scale, Marriage Life Scale and General Health Questionnaire.[¤]RESULTS[|]Internal consistency of Parenting subscale were found ''quite reliable'' and Family Adjustment subscale were found ''highly reliable''. There was no significant difference in the test-retest application of the PAFAS Turkish Form subscale and factor structures. PAFAS Turkish Form has high power to differentiate community and clinical samples; has a five-factor structure validity. It was determined that it has concurrent criterion validity with Parenting Styles and Dimensions Scale, Marriage Life Scale and General Health Questionnaire.[¤]DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION[|]In this study, it has been found that the Turkish version of PAFAS is a good valid and reliable scale for screening multiple domains of family functioning.[¤]
  • Publisher: ANP Publishing
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1302-0099
    EISSN: 1302-0099
    DOI: 10.5505/kpd.2020.25002
  • Source: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
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