Validity and reliability of parental attachment instrument for mothers of the Toluca city
The purpose of the present research was to validate and to establish the reliability of the Parental Attachment Instrument developed by Parker, Tupling & Brown (1979), in a Mexican sample consisting of 125 women from the city of Toluca. The original instrument is constituted by two scales, o...
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Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas A.C.
2011
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| 總結: | The purpose of the present research was to validate and to establish the reliability of the Parental Attachment Instrument developed by Parker, Tupling & Brown (1979), in a Mexican sample consisting of 125 women from the city of Toluca. The original instrument is constituted by two scales, overprotection and care, with a total of 25 items which measure attachment styles: control without affection, affective constriction, absent attachment and optimal attachment. The instrument was administered individually and in small groups at home or at the workplace of the participants. Factor analysis and Cronbach’s Alfa were calculated in order to assess its validity and reliability. According to the results, 22 final items were retained, accounting for 56% of the total variance and with an internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha) of 0.93. Both scales of the original instrument were maintained: Overprotection and Caretaking, with values for Cronbach’s Alpha being 0.96 and 0.70, respectively. It is concluded that the instrument has adequate validity and reliability for Mexican samples. Additionally, the results indicate that the majority of the participants presented a tendency towards healthful attachment (optimal or average), although a minority was characterized by a more negative attachment type of control without affection, affective constriction and weak or absent bonds. |
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