The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form in a sample of 115 fathers of infants aged between ten and thirty-nine months old. The exploratory factor analysis revealed three reasonably distinct factors, as in the original version of the instrument. The three extracted factors: Parental Distress, Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction and Difficult Child accounted for 47.48 % of the variance. The internal consistency coefficients were high in each factor or subscale. These results provided empirical evidence in favour of the reliability and validity of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form in Spanish fathers, and can be useful to elucidate the mechanisms through which stress impacts parenting and permitting to develop more targeted interventions for infants and their families.
This study analyzed the stability of individual differences in temperament and the convergence between two kinds of measures used to assess temperament: maternal report (IBQ and TBAQ), and laboratory measures. Sixty children were assessed at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age and their mothers' reports were collected at the same time. Mothers' perceptions of their children's temperament showed high stability across the range of children's ages. In laboratory, however, moderate stability was found only for the period between 9 and 12 months. Convergence between laboratory and maternal report measures was found at 6 and 12 months. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Resumen: El objetivo del presente trabajo fue comprobar si las valoraciones del desarrollo mediante la versión de las escalas Bayley del desarrollo infantil (BSID-I, 1977) sobreestiman las capacidades de niños nacidos a término y prematuros, en comparación con las que obtendrían aplicando una versión mas reciente de dichas escalas (BSID-II, 1993). 83 niños tomaron parte en este estudio, 68 nacidos a término (39 niños y 29 niñas) y 15 niños (9 niños y 6 niñas) con menos de 36 semanas de gestación y/o menos de 2500 gramos. Cada niño nacido a término fue evaluado en dos edades diferentes (6 y 12 meses de edad cronológica), mientras los niños prematuros fueron evaluados al alcanzar la edad corregida de 6 meses. Los resultados indican que el uso de las escalas BSID-I sobrevalora las capacidades de los niños y sugieren utilizar instrumentos de evaluación más sensibles a los procesos de cambio y desarrollo de los niños. Palabras clave: escalas Bayley; atención temprana; evaluación; infancia.Title: BSID-I Bayley Scales versus BSID-II as an assessment tool in early intervention. Abstract: This study aimed to test whether developmental assessment using the version of the Bayley's Scales of Infant Development (BSID-I, 1977) overestimated the capabilities of infants born at term and preterm, compared with those obtained by applying a most recent version of these scales (BSID-II, 1993). 83 children participated in this study, 68 term infants (39 boys and 29 girls) and 15 preterm infants (9 boys and 6 girls) with less than 36 weeks gestation and/or less than 2500 grams of weight. The infants born at term were evaluated at two different ages (6 and 12 months of chronological age), while preterm infants were assessed at 6 months of age corrected. The results indicate that the use of scales BSID-I overestimated the abilities of children and suggest using more sensitive assessment tools to the processes of change and development of infants. Key words: Bayley's scales; early intervention; assessment; infancy. IntroducciónActualmente, en la evaluación infantil y en atención temprana, se demandan instrumentos que sean óptimos para la recolección de datos sistemáticos y representativos (Trianes, Blanca, Fernández-Baena, Escobar, Maldonado y Muñoz, 2009); en consecuencia, lo que se pretende es disponer de pruebas que sean lo suficientemente sensibles y utilizarlas para detectar dentro la población infantil grupos de riesgo que sean susceptibles de recibir atención temprana.La evaluación en la infancia y en la niñez temprana es un proceso que se encuentra en plena transformación, puesto que los procedimientos tradicionales, basados generalmente en los modelos psicométricos, han demostrado ser insuficientes y por tanto han quedado obsoletos (Bravo y Fernán-dez, 2000). Esto adquiere especial relevancia en la evaluación en atención temprana, donde el proceso de valoración infantil sigue nuevas directrices que permitan disponer de instrumentos que se ajusten cada vez mejor a las poblaciones de riesgo o con patologías establecidas (Buceta...
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