Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 26;18(3):1094. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031094.
Quality of the family context has an important role in the physical and mental health of children; that is why it is important to have reliable and updated tools. This study aims to design and validate a new tool, the Haezi Etxadi Family Assessment Scale 7-11 (HEFAS 7-11), to assess family context quality in middle childhood. A sample of two cohorts of 772 Spanish families with children aged between 7 and 11 (M = 9.39 years; SD = 1.57; 51.2% girls), participated in the study. Results showed good psychometric properties for the instrument and the confirmatory factor analysis showed a five individual subscales structure: 1. Promotion of Cognitive and Linguistic Development (α = 0.79); 2. Promotion of Socio Emotional Development (α = 0.83); 3. Organization of Physical Environment and Social Context (α = 0.73); 4. Parental Stress & Conflict (α = 0.75); and 5. Parental Profile Fostering Child Development (α = 0.80). The association between HEFAS 7-11 and Trial Making Test was also analyzed to determine the concurrent validity of the instrument. The new scale shows its potential in the fields of research, social and educational, to know those variables that need to be promoted under the approach of positive parenting from a public health perspective.
家庭环境质量对儿童身心健康起着重要作用；这就是为什么拥有可靠和最新的工具很重要的原因。本研究旨在设计和验证一种新的工具，即 Haezi Etxadi 家庭评估量表 7-11（HEFAS 7-11），以评估儿童中期家庭环境质量。研究共纳入了两个年龄在 7 至 11 岁（M=9.39 岁；SD=1.57；51.2%为女孩）的西班牙儿童家庭样本，共 772 个家庭参与了研究。研究结果表明该工具具有良好的心理测量学特性，验证性因素分析显示该工具具有五个个体分量表结构：1. 促进认知和语言发展（α=0.79）；2. 促进社会情感发展（α=0.83）；3. 身体环境和社会环境的组织（α=0.73）；4. 父母压力和冲突（α=0.75）；5. 父母培养儿童发展的特征（α=0.80）。还分析了 HEFAS 7-11 与连线测验之间的关联，以确定该工具的同时效度。新量表显示了其在研究、社会和教育领域的潜力，从公共卫生的角度了解需要促进哪些积极养育的变量。
