Asiimwe Ronald, Blow Adrian J, Mugumya Firminus, Birungi Macklean, Tumuhairwe Tumuhairwe John Bosco
Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Fam Process. 2025 Jun;64(2):e70035. doi: 10.1111/famp.70035.
While parenting practices significantly influence children's developmental outcomes on a global scale, there has been limited comprehensive assessment of the cultural appropriateness of global parenting questionnaires in diverse cultural contexts by researchers. This study examined the cultural relevance of the widely used measure of parenting, the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) among the Runyankole-speaking community in Uganda. Using a semi-structured interview approach, we interviewed 14 local experts to evaluate the measure. Additionally, 16 parents were interviewed to assess their comprehension of APQ scale items. Feedback from both experts and parents was used to revise and adapt the 42-item APQ scale. Additionally, we used feedback from experts and parents to add five items addressing key parenting practices relevant to the Ugandan context. The process resulted in a 32-item adapted APQ tailored for the target Ugandan context. This research is notable for its contribution to the decolonization of parenting assessment instruments, centered on the perspectives of participants in Uganda, a culturally diverse context. The availability of an adapted parenting measure holds significance for clinicians and researchers as it enables a more efficient and culturally sensitive evaluation of parenting practices. Furthermore, utilizing such a measure facilitates a deeper understanding of the components of parenting, warranting attention in the development of interventions for parents in the target setting.
虽然育儿方式在全球范围内对儿童的发展结果有重大影响，但研究人员对全球育儿问卷在不同文化背景下的文化适宜性进行的全面评估有限。本研究考察了广泛使用的育儿测量工具——阿拉巴马育儿问卷（APQ）在乌干达讲鲁尼扬科勒语社区中的文化相关性。我们采用半结构化访谈方法，采访了14位当地专家以评估该测量工具。此外，还采访了16位家长，以评估他们对APQ量表项目的理解。专家和家长的反馈被用于修订和调整42项的APQ量表。此外，我们利用专家和家长的反馈增加了五个项目，以解决与乌干达背景相关的关键育儿方式。这一过程产生了一个为乌干达目标背景量身定制的32项改编版APQ。这项研究因其以乌干达这个文化多元背景下参与者的视角为育儿评估工具的去殖民化做出贡献而值得关注。改编后的育儿测量工具的可用性对临床医生和研究人员具有重要意义，因为它能够对育儿方式进行更高效且具有文化敏感性的评估。此外，使用这样的测量工具有助于更深入地理解育儿的组成部分，这在为目标环境中的家长制定干预措施时值得关注。
