Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Int J Psychol. 2023 Feb;58(1):1-6. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12876. Epub 2022 Sep 5.
The aim of the present study is to establish the psychometric properties of the Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index-Toddler Scale (SEPTI-TS) in the Greek educational context and to examine changes in parenting self-efficacy over time. The Short Form of SEPTI-TS was used to evaluate parents' self-efficacy on four different domains: nurturance, discipline, play and routine. A sample of 159 parents of children aged from 3 to 5 years completed an online survey at two time periods before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results supported the proposed SEPTI-TS dimensionality (comparative fit index = .905, root-mean-square error of approximation = .053, standardised root mean square residual = .055). The results showed that the average parenting self-efficacy scores regarding discipline, play and routine were lower than parenting self-efficacy scores of those domains before the COVID-19 pandemic. Results also indicated that parents feel high self-efficacy for play with their children, whereas they perceive low self-efficacy for children's discipline. Good practices are discussed to address new challenges to Greek parents.
本研究旨在建立育儿任务自我效能量表-幼儿版（SEPTI-TS）在希腊教育环境中的心理测量特性，并考察育儿自我效能感随时间的变化。采用 SEPTI-TS 的简短形式评估父母在四个不同领域的自我效能：养育、纪律、游戏和常规。159 名 3 至 5 岁儿童的家长在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间的两个时间点完成了在线调查。结果支持了 SEPTI-TS 的提出的维度结构（比较拟合指数=0.905，近似均方根误差=0.053，标准化均方根残差=0.055）。结果表明，关于纪律、游戏和常规的育儿自我效能感平均得分低于 COVID-19 大流行前这些领域的育儿自我效能感得分。结果还表明，父母对与孩子玩耍的自我效能感较高，而对孩子纪律的自我效能感较低。讨论了良好的实践经验，以应对希腊父母面临的新挑战。
