Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of a Parental Alienation Scale
Abstract The development of forensic evaluation scales is fundamental. This study's purpose was to explore the psychometric properties of a parental alienation scale. Forensic technicians completed 193 scales concerning parents involved in a lawsuit: 48 families with at least one parent indicat...
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| description | Abstract The development of forensic evaluation scales is fundamental. This study's purpose was to explore the psychometric properties of a parental alienation scale. Forensic technicians completed 193 scales concerning parents involved in a lawsuit: 48 families with at least one parent indicated as the alienator (group A) and 48 families with no parental alienation claim (group B). The scale consisted of five categories and 69 items: denying access to the child; derogatory comparisons; emotional manipulation; behavior of parent and child during assessment. The results show Cronbach's alpha = .965 and split-half = .745; KMO = .884 and Bartlett's sphericity test ( p < .001). Concurrent criterion validity applied to data showed that the scale is able to distinguish between the alienator and target parent. The results showed significant and consistent standards in the instrument's psychometric characteristics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0cf01649d0ec40999b2b8a95a1b855992022-12-21T23:32:44ZengUniversidade de São PauloPaidéia (Ribeirão Preto)1982-4327266529129810.1590/1982-43272665201602S0103-863X2016000300291Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of a Parental Alienation ScalePaula Inez Cunha GomideEverline Bedin CamargoMarcia Gonzales FernandesAbstract The development of forensic evaluation scales is fundamental. This study's purpose was to explore the psychometric properties of a parental alienation scale. Forensic technicians completed 193 scales concerning parents involved in a lawsuit: 48 families with at least one parent indicated as the alienator (group A) and 48 families with no parental alienation claim (group B). The scale consisted of five categories and 69 items: denying access to the child; derogatory comparisons; emotional manipulation; behavior of parent and child during assessment. The results show Cronbach's alpha = .965 and split-half = .745; KMO = .884 and Bartlett's sphericity test ( p < .001). Concurrent criterion validity applied to data showed that the scale is able to distinguish between the alienator and target parent. The results showed significant and consistent standards in the instrument's psychometric characteristics.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2016000300291&lng=en&tlng=encustodia del ninotests psicológicosvalidación de test |
| spellingShingle | Paula Inez Cunha Gomide Everline Bedin Camargo Marcia Gonzales Fernandes Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of a Parental Alienation Scale Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) custodia del nino tests psicológicos validación de test |
| title | Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of a Parental Alienation Scale |
| title_full | Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of a Parental Alienation Scale |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of a Parental Alienation Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of a Parental Alienation Scale |
| title_short | Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of a Parental Alienation Scale |
| title_sort | analysis of the psychometric properties of a parental alienation scale |
| topic | custodia del nino tests psicológicos validación de test |
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