| Measure Description | Source of measure | Gibaud-Wallston, J., & Wandersmann, L. P. (1978). Development and utility of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale. John F. Kennedy center for research on education and human development.; Johnston, C., & Mash, E. J. (1989). A measure of parenting satisfaction and efficacy. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 18(2), 167-175. (who cite Gilbaud-Wallston & Wanderson, 1978). |
| Mode of administration | Parent self-report | |
| Age range for use | Any parent | |
| Domains Assessed | Measures parents' sense of their own competence using two broad scales: efficacy (parent's perceived competence in the parenting role) and satisfaction (parent's liking of the parenting role). | |
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| Burden | Training needed to administer | Minimal staff training required. Staff need to be familiar with all items before administering this self-report measure. |
| Minutes to complete | 5 | |
| # of items | 16-17 | |
| Cost | Free of charge | |
| Adaptation for AIAN use | Adapted | No |
| Developer allows adaptation? | Unclear. Contact developer. | |
| Used with AIAN populations? | Yes | |
| Psychometrics | Norm-referenced | No |
| AIAN: Cronbach's alpha range | Cronbach's alpha = 0.79. Test-retest reliability is decent (r=0.62) (reported by Johns Hopkins University Center for American Indian Health). | |
| AIAN: Evidence of validity | Low correlation with parenting knowledge suggests good divergent validity (r=0.14); Good correlation with Parental Locus of Control measure suggests good construct validity (r=0.64) (reported by Johns Hopkins University Center for American Indian Health). | |
| Other populations: Cronbach's alpha range | Internal consistency of the satisfaction scale ranges from .75-.80, and internal consistency of the efficacy scale ranges from .76 to .88 (Johnston & Mash, 1989; Lovejoy et a., 1997; Ohan, Leung, & Johnston, 2000). | |
| Other populations: Evidence of validity | Johnston and Mash (1989) determined the factor structure of the PSOC as two scales: satisfaction and efficacy. Ohan et al. (2000) confirmed this factor structure for both mothers and fathers. Also, the PSOC demonstrates convergent validity with other family variables, such as externalizing child behavior (satisfaction scale), and internalizing child behavior (efficacy scale, fathers only). Also, the satisfaction scale was related to an easy-going and low-conflict parenting style; for mothers, efficacy was also related to this parenting style. Finally, marital satisfaction and inter-parent agreement on parenting style related to the satisfaction scale (Ohan et al., 2000). | |
| Source | Developer | Gibaud-Wallston & Wandersmann |
| Link | bristol.ac.uk | |
| Summary | Comments about sensitivity to change | Sanders, Markie-Dadds, Tully, and Bor (2000) report post-intervention improvements in the PSOC within their intervention groups. |
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