Group Triple P – A randomized controlled trial with low-income mothers

Nogueira, Sandra; Abreu-Lima, Isabel; Canário, Catarina; Cruz, Orlanda

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105862

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“…The popularity of this measure is evidenced in 3000 returns from a Google Scholar advanced search. Originally developed by Gibaud‐Wallston and Wandersman (1978) and then adapted by Johnston and Mash (1989), the PSOC is used in studies that investigate aspects of parenting that are influential in supporting child development (e.g., Knoche et al, 2007) and as an outcome measure in parenting interventions including well‐known programs such as Triple P (Nogueira et al, 2021), Head Start (Hurwich‐Reiss & Watamura, 2019), Circle of Security (Fardoulys & Coyne, 2016) and Incredible Years (Hutchings et al, 2016). The PSOC has been translated into more than a dozen languages including Chinese (Kwok & Wong, 2000—Efficacy subscale; Ngai et al, 2007—Satisfaction subscale), Portuguese (Nunes et al, 2016) and Spanish (Oltra‐Benavent et al, 2020).…”

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The Parenting Sense of Competence scale: Updating a classic

Gilmore,

Cuskelly

2023

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BackgroundThe Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC) is a self‐report measure of parenting efficacy and satisfaction that is widely used by researchers and clinicians in many countries. Despite its popularity, there have been some criticisms of the instrument. The aims of the current study were to identify and address shortcomings of the PSOC and to produce a revised measure that reflected the original constructs and that demonstrated robust psychometric properties.MethodsThe researchers examined the original PSOC and proposed changes to overcome identified issues. A sample of 3056 Australian mothers provided data for the revised instrument's factor structure and psychometric analyses.ResultsWe identified a number of problems with the original instrument, including factorial inconsistency, and multipart or potentially ambiguous questions. Of particular concern was the fact that all negatively worded items load onto one subscale and all positively worded questions load onto the other subscale. In addressing these issues, we produced a 16‐item instrument (the Parenting Sense of Competence–Revised; PSOC‐R) with strong internal consistency, excellent test–retest reliability and good evidence of construct validity including factorial validity and criterion‐related validity.ConclusionsThe PSOC‐R maintains the intent of the original measure in assessing parenting Efficacy (10 items) and Satisfaction (6 items). It represents improvements in item construction including reductions in complexity, with no multipart items and a lower reading level requirement than previously. Data across four child age groups enhance the instrument's clinical utility.

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The Parenting Sense of Competence scale: Updating a classic

Gilmore,

Cuskelly

2023

Child

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“…It is especially important to assess this construct in families who are at psychosocial risk [8][9][10][11][12]-i.e., families that have difficulties in adequately meeting children's needs but not severely enough to require children's placement in foster care [13]. This is because research has suggested indirect relationships between PSC and potential for child abuse [14] and maltreatment [15].…”

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Parenting Sense of Competence: Psychometrics and Invariance among a Community and an At-Risk Samples of Portuguese Parents

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Parenting sense of competence refers to parents’ perception about their ability to perform the parenting role, one of the key dimensions in family dynamics. This construct is even more important in families at psychosocial risk, where the exercise of parenting can be more challenging. The Parenting Sense of Competence scale (PSOC) is a self-report measure that aims to assesses one’s perceived efficacy and satisfaction with parenting. In this cross-sectional and instrumental study, we aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the PSOC among a Portuguese sample of community (n = 205) and at-psychological-risk (n = 273) parents. Participants completed the PSOC, the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale, the Parenting Stress Index, and the Parenting Alliance Inventory. Results from confirmatory factor analysis showed that a two-factor revised model obtained the best fit, with some items being removed. Our data confirmed that the PSOC has good psychometric properties, with acceptable reliability and validity and measurement invariance across the community and the at-risk samples. Findings of this psychometric exploration provided evidence that the PSOC is a reliable measure of easy application and interpretation for assessing the perceived competence of Portuguese parents.

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