Adaptation and Validation of the Parental Monitoring Scale in Spanish for Adolescents and Parents

The parental monitoring scale has demonstrated adequate levels of validity and feasibility in the USA and given the lack of instruments assessing this construct in Mexico, the aim of this study was to adapt and validate into Spanish the Parental Monitoring Instrument scale in Mexican adolescents and...

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Autor: Nuño Gutiérrez, Bertha Lidia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA
Repositorio:Psicumex
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:aoi.psicumex.unison.mx:article/688
Acceso en línea:https://psicumex.unison.mx/index.php/psicumex/article/view/688
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescents
assessment
substance misuse
parental supervision
violence
Adolescentes
evaluación
supervisión parental
consumo de sustancias
violencia
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Sumario:The parental monitoring scale has demonstrated adequate levels of validity and feasibility in the USA and given the lack of instruments assessing this construct in Mexico, the aim of this study was to adapt and validate into Spanish the Parental Monitoring Instrument scale in Mexican adolescents and their parents, as well as its validation using external criteria. 448 adolescents from public schools in Guadalajara and 215 parents of adolescents were included. The scale was not equivalent for both adolescents and parents. The adolescent version had a four-dimensional structure, while the parent version had a three-dimensional structure. Scale reliability was ω = 80 and ω = 83 respectively. Criterion validation identified an association between parental supervision and substance use. The parental supervision scale can be used with Mexican adolescents and their parents. Evaluation of the scale’s psychometric structure in other contexts is encouraged.