Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS): Validation of a Brief Parent-Report Measure for Use in Assessment of Parenting Skills and Family Relationships

Sanders, Matthew R.; Morawska, Alina; Haslam, Divna; Filus, Ania; Fletcher, Renee

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“…The Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS) [23] is a 30-item inventory consisting of two scales measuring parenting practices (the Parenting Scale) and parent and family adjustment (the Family Adjustment Scale). Validation of the original English version of the instrument with an Australian sample of parents has been completed [24]. The results indicate that scale has satisfactory construct and predictive validity as well as good internal consistency (.70-.96).…”

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Measuring Parenting Practices and Family Functioning with Brief and Simple Instruments: Validation of the Spanish Version of the PAFAS

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Filus

Calam

et al. 2014

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Measuring Parenting Practices and Family Functioning with Brief and Simple Instruments: Validation of the Spanish Version of the PAFAS

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“…Esta prueba cuenta con buenos resultados psicométricos, en concreto posee una consistencia interna con coeficientes comprendidos entre 0,70 y 0,87 (véase, Sanders et al, 2013) …”

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Clima familiar y coparentalidad en familias con ruptura de pareja

Rivera

Lahoz

Figueiredo

et al. 2017

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ResumenLa literatura señala que el divorcio de los progenitores puede deteriorar gravemente el sistema familiar, dado que se relaciona con un empeoramiento en el apoyo familiar y en la cooperación parental. Por ello, estudiamos estas variables en familias que experimentaron la ruptura de pareja, en comparación con las que no. Se aplica el PAFAS de Sanders, Morawska, Haslam Filus y Fletcher (2013) a 80 progenitores, con al menos un hijo con edad comprendida entre 2 y 12 años. De éstos, el 50% habían experimentado la ruptura. Los resultados indican que los participantes con ruptura perciben que en su familia, además de existir menos ayuda y apoyo, la relación es peor y que trabajan menos en equipo. Palabras clave: [PAFAS, IPS-S, coparentalidad, clima familiar, ruptura de pareja]. AbstractThe literature shows that parental divorce can severely damage the family system, because is associated with a worse family support and parental cooperation. Likewise, we studied these variables in families that have been experienced couple breakup and were compared to those who didn´t. It was apply the PAFAS of Sanders, Morawska, Haslam Filus and Fletcher (2013) to 80 parents, with at least one child between 2 and 12 years old. Of these, 50% have experienced couple rupture or divorce. The results indicate that the participants with parental rupture perceived less and worse family support than the other type of family also the coworking between the parents. Keywords: [PAFAS, IPS-S, coparenting, family climate, couple breakup]. IntroducciónLa familia constituye el principal agente de desarrollo socioemocional de los menores, en tanto que les transmite creencias, valores, normas y conductas (Musitu y García, 2004), que en el futuro facilitan o impiden su ajuste psicológico y social (Arce, Fariña, y Vázquez, 2011). El modus operandi que adopten los progenitores con su prole, desde que nacen va a influir significativamente en su desarrollo posterior; de facto, se ha comprobado que es muy importante que, desde el inicio, los progenitores muestren seguridad en su competencia parental (Mandy, Morawska, Filus, 2017), y que actúen con especial sensibilidad en las situaciones estresantes (Zhou, Cao y Leerkes, 2017). Igual de transcendente resulta la forma en que se relacionan los miembros de la familia y el modo en que éstos resuelven sus conflictos (Fariña, Seijo, Arce y Vázquez, 2017); así, se ha establecido que los menores que crecen en ambientes familiares altamente conflictivos tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar problemas internalizantes y externalizantes

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“…Current parenting assessment tools (1) assess psychosocial factors but not behaviors, (2) are too long for regular clinical use, (3) require observation and coding of parent tasks, 7 or (4) condense the results into a generic, global score that does not prompt clear action. 8 Pediatricians need assessment tools that …”

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Assessing Parenting Behaviors to Improve Child Outcomes

O’Connell¹,

Davis

Bauer

2015

Pediatrics

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Parenting is increasingly recognized as an upstream, near-universal determinant of social, economic, and health outcomes. Pediatricians know that effective parenting can buffer many adverse childhood events, thereby decreasing toxic stress and improving health. Unlike many other determinants of health, parenting behaviors are modifiable.1 The upstream and modifiable nature of parenting combine to make it an effective, although underused, lever of pediatric outcomes. 2Increasing interest in supporting effective parenting behaviors as a means to improve pediatric health is being reflected in a growing array of professional and policy initiatives. Professionals in nursing, psychology, education, and social work have developed multiple interventions aimed at improving parenting behaviors and affecting child outcomes.3 Not to be outdone, physicians have worked to develop clinically relevant interventions, adapting other models and creating novel approaches.4,5 On the policy front, there is advocacy at the highest levels. For example, the Affordable Care Act of 2010, Section 2951, calls for and funds a homevisiting program, modeled after the Nurse-Family Partnership 6 ; one of the metrics of success for this program is "improved parenting skills." Supporting positive and effective parenting behaviors is vital, but there is one key caveat; the recommending, planning, and funding of parenting behavior interventions must occur with the guidance of assessment. Parenting behaviors are not currently assessed on either an individual or a population level, making it difficult to direct intervention. Although supporting positive and effective parenting behaviors should be a high priority for individual pediatricians, professional societies, and federal policymakers, instituting broad-based interventions without proper assessment is bad policy. WHAT IS EFFECTIVE PARENTING?Pediatricians are already invested in parenting behaviors. In the primary care setting, pediatricians are expected to provide extensive anticipatory guidance and problem-based counseling, much of which addresses the behaviors of parents. Yet pediatricians rarely assess parenting behaviors directly. Instead, in current practice, pediatricians frequently assess the effectiveness of a parent's skills and strategies in one of two ways:

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Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS): Validation of a Brief Parent-Report Measure for Use in Assessment of Parenting Skills and Family Relationships

Cited by 156 publications

References 31 publications

Measuring Parenting Practices and Family Functioning with Brief and Simple Instruments: Validation of the Spanish Version of the PAFAS

Measuring Parenting Practices and Family Functioning with Brief and Simple Instruments: Validation of the Spanish Version of the PAFAS

Clima familiar y coparentalidad en familias con ruptura de pareja

Assessing Parenting Behaviors to Improve Child Outcomes

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