Spanish validation of the Parental Expectations and Perceptions of Children's Sibling Relationships Questionnaire

Abstract

Objective To translate and culturally adapt the Parental Expectations and Perceptions of Children's Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (PEPC‐SRQ; Kramer & Baron, 1995) into Spanish and test its psychometric properties. Background Sibling relationships contribute significantly to child development; however, to date, no study has validated an instrument to assess the quality of children's sibling relationships with Spanish samples. Method We conducted two studies. In Study 1, the instrument underwent translation and back‐translation along with the inspection of semantic, linguistic, and contextual equivalence. In Study 2, the validity of the instrument scores was assessed by administering the translated PEPC‐SRQ to 229 mothers in Spain. Results The Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a two‐factor structure that preserved the original 24 items. Both factors presented good internal consistency and were significantly correlated with other constructs. Conclusion These results support the use of the PEPC‐SRQ in Spain. Implications The Spanish PEPC‐SRQ may now be used as a tool for the early detection of conflictual relationships between siblings and as a tool for assessing the effectiveness of targeted strategies designed to bolster children's sibling relationships. Additionally, this adaptation provides the opportunity to carry out cross‐cultural studies.

Psychometric validation of the sibling inventory of behavior in three- to six-year-old Chinese children

“…Despite its importance and urgency, there are very few measurements of sibling relationship quality for young children ( Volling and Blandon, 2005 ; López-Fernández et al, 2022 ), most of which are based on parents’ reports. The Parental Expectations and Perceptions of Children’s Sibling Relationships Questionnaire (PEPC-SRQ) describes sibling behaviors regarding sibling warmth, agonism, and rivalry/competition using 24 items ( Kramer and Baron, 1995 ).…”

Relationship between Preparation and Attitude in 3-4 Year Old Children regarding Newborn Sibling

“…The reaction of children aged 3-4 years to the arrival of a new sibling can be positive or negative. Jealousy (sibling rivalry) (Wang et al, 2022), anxiety (Plamondon et al, 2021), anger (Sharma et al, 2019), fear (Visholm, 2021), aggression (López-Fernández et al, 2022), fussiness, whining, rejection (Nyarko et al, 2020), asking for attention, and other behaviors are typical of negative attitudes that appear and are not usually carried out prior to the birth of a new sibling. The occurrence of setbacks in child development usually stems from anxiety, and is possible because there is a change in the treatment of the older sibling (Lisnawati et al, 2017).…”