Child and Family Research Group, and Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health Research Group, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Western Australia, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia; Parenting and Family Support Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
Parenting and Family Support Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
Res Dev Disabil. 2018 Jan;72:140-151. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.10.011. Epub 2017 Nov 14.
Children with a developmental disability are three to four times more likely than their typically developing peers of developing significant emotional and behavioural problems. There is strong evidence to suggest that individual biological and psychological factors interact with family functioning to precipitate and perpetuate these problems.
This study examined the psychometric properties of a brief measure, the Parent and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS) for use with parents of children with a developmental disability.
A sample of 914 parents of children (M=6.27years) with a developmental disability participated in the study. Disabilities included Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability RESULTS: A confirmatory factor analysis supported a 16-item, four factor model of PAFAS Parenting, and an 11-item, three factor model of PAFAS Family Adjustment. The Parenting Scale measures parental consistency, coercive practices, use of encouragement and the quality of parent-child relationship. The Family Adjustment Scale measures parental emotional adjustment and partner and family support in parenting.
The current study indicated that the PAFAS demonstrates promise as a brief measure of multiple domains of family functioning important for families who have a child with a developmental disability.
与正常发育的同龄人相比，发育障碍儿童出现严重情绪和行为问题的可能性要高出三到四倍。有强有力的证据表明，个体的生物和心理因素与家庭功能相互作用，导致和延续这些问题。
本研究旨在检验用于发育障碍儿童父母的简短测量工具——父母和家庭适应量表（PAFAS）的心理测量特性。
本研究的样本包括 914 名发育障碍儿童的父母（M=6.27 岁）。残疾包括自闭症谱系障碍和智力障碍。
验证性因素分析支持 PAFAS 父母养育的 16 项四因素模型和 PAFAS 家庭适应的 11 项三因素模型。父母养育量表衡量父母的一致性、惩罚性实践、鼓励的使用以及亲子关系的质量。家庭适应量表衡量父母的情绪调整以及在养育子女方面的伴侣和家庭支持。
本研究表明，PAFAS 作为一个简短的家庭功能测量工具具有一定的潜力，对于有发育障碍儿童的家庭来说，它可以衡量多个重要的家庭功能领域。
