Psychometric Properties of the Maternal and Paternal Parenting Styles Scale in Chilean Adolescents

Abstract

Parenting style has been related to a series of positive outcomes that extend into adulthood. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the maternal and paternal parenting styles scale (PSS-MP) in a sample of adolescents. A cross-sectional design was used, with a probability sample of 2683 adolescents (48.8% women) from 32 public, private, and subsidized schools in Chile. In total, four confirmatory factor models were contrasted, which was the best fit to support the originally proposed six-correlated factor structure. The factor invariance analysis reflected that the metric equivalence according to sex is present at the level of scale invariance. It is concluded that the abbreviated version of the PSS-MP provides sufficient evidence for use in the Chilean adolescent population.

A Psychometric Examination of the Abbreviated Version of the Parenting Styles Scale Using a Sample of Chilean Adolescents

“…Furthermore, these results are in line with those reported by Álvarez-García et al [ 50 ], who created the abbreviated version of the parenting styles scale. With respect to the reliability indices, the results, in general, show satisfactory values for each factor; these results are in line with previous studies [ 28 , 50 , 52 ].…”

“…Secondly, the theoretical proposal behind the scale used in this research provides a more complex understanding and evaluation of parenting styles [ 28 , 29 ]. Thirdly, this instrument constitutes a contribution to studies in this area due to its ease of administration, encompassing various dimensions that refer to different characteristics of the interaction between parents and their adolescent children in a single instrument, which is psychometrically robust [ 28 , 29 , 50 , 52 ]. Therefore, this scale can be useful in intervention processes, allowing for comparisons to be made between the initial situation and possible changes at the end.…”

“…It is important to note that convergent validity could not be estimated in this study through a scale that assesses the same construct or a theoretically related construct. Finally, the abbreviated scale presented does not consider the distinction between maternal and paternal parenting styles; however, the extended version for Chilean adolescents can be used [ 52 ].…”

“…This instrument has been used by several researchers in both its long and short formats, showing its adequate psychometric properties [ 50 , 51 , 52 ]. According to Gómez-Ortiz et al [ 49 ], the parental categories found were mostly located in the democratic style, i.e., they consider affection and communication in parenting, behavioural control, humour, as well as autonomy promotion, with the affection/communication variable being the most relevant for adolescent adjustment [ 28 ].…”

Validación de la Escala de Estilos de Crianza Steinberg en adolescentes peruanos

“…Most of the scales that assess parenting styles were designed and validated in European countries or in the United States (Rajan et al, 2020) and only a few were validated in Latin America. In this respect, the Maternal and Paternal Parenting Styles Scale (PSS-MP), consisting of six factors, was validated in Chilean population (Gálvez et al, 2021). Likewise, in Peru, a study reported the convergent validity of the Maternal Behavior Q-Sort (MBQS), which comprises three factors and 90 questions (Bárrig-Jó et al, 2020).…”