Sun-Jung Park; Kyung-Ah Kang

doi:10.4040/jkan.2015.45.5.650

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Development of a Measurement Instrument for Parenting Behavior of Primary Caregivers in Early Childhood: Sun-Jung Park, Kyung-Ah Kang; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2015;45(5):650-660.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2015.45.5.650
Published online: October 30, 2015

¹Department of Nursing, Yeoju Institute of Technology, Yeoju, Korea.

²Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kang, Kyung-Ah. Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, 815 Hwarang-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01795, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3399-1585, Fax: +82-2-3399-1594, kangka@syu.ac.kr

• Received: February 9, 2015 • Revised: February 25, 2015 • Accepted: May 6, 2015

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Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure the parenting behavior of primary caregivers of children in early childhood.
Methods
An instrument was developed according to Devellis's instrument development process. The participants in this study who completed the main survey were 370 mothers and grandmothers. The survey was conducted from June 1 to July 30, 2014, and collected data were analyzed using item analysis, half-split reliability and Cronbach's α coefficient, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, convergent validity.
Results
The factor structure of the instrument showed the cumulative variance as 55.7% in the factor analysis. As a result of a confirmatory factor analysis, a four-factor structure was found to be appropriate, and the construct validity and convergent validity of the instrument were thereby confirmed. The finalized parenting behavior instrument consisted of 26 items and four independent factors: affectionate, laissez-faire, educational and impulsive. A five-point Likert scale was employed, and a higher score in a particular factor showed that most of the behaviors belonged to the factor.
Conclusion
The instrument developed in this study was found to be reliable and valid, and can be used to develop parent-child relationship building.
Keywords: Early childhood; Caregivers; Parenting

This article is based on a part of the first author's doctoral thesis from Sahmyook University.

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Figure 1

Confirmatory factor analysis.

Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Participants (N=351)

Table 2

Factor Analysis (N=351)

Table 3

Model Fit Statistics by Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Table 4

Factor Reliability (N=351)

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