TY - JOUR
T1 - Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale
T2 - measuring parenting self-efficacy in Portuguese mothers during the first year postpartum
AU - Pinto, Tiago Miguel
AU - Costa, Raquel
AU - Dias, Cláudia Castro
AU - Borger, Flávia
AU - Figueiredo, Bárbara
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Society for Reproductive & Infant Psychology.
PY - 2024/7
Y1 - 2024/7
N2 - Background: The Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS) was designed to assess parenting self-efficacy in parents of infants during the first year. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric characteristics of the KPCS in Portuguese mothers during the first-year postpartum. Methods: A sample of 383 mothers were recruited at two public outpatient units in Northern Portugal. Mothers completed the KPCS, a sociodemographic questionnaire, and measures of depressive and anxiety symptoms at least one time between two weeks, three, six and 12 months postpartum. Results: Good fit was found for a factor model with three subscales: parenting, support and child development. The KPCS presented good internal consistency. Regarding the criterion validity of the KPCS, significant effects of mother’s age were found on the development subscale and significant associations were found between mother’s depressive and anxiety symptoms and the KPCS total scale and subscales. Optimal clinical cut-offs were suggested. Conclusion: Findings provided evidence on the psychometric characteristics of the KPCS which can be used to assess parenting self-efficacy in Portuguese mothers during the first-year postpartum, possibly identifying mothers with low parenting self-efficacy.
AB - Background: The Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS) was designed to assess parenting self-efficacy in parents of infants during the first year. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric characteristics of the KPCS in Portuguese mothers during the first-year postpartum. Methods: A sample of 383 mothers were recruited at two public outpatient units in Northern Portugal. Mothers completed the KPCS, a sociodemographic questionnaire, and measures of depressive and anxiety symptoms at least one time between two weeks, three, six and 12 months postpartum. Results: Good fit was found for a factor model with three subscales: parenting, support and child development. The KPCS presented good internal consistency. Regarding the criterion validity of the KPCS, significant effects of mother’s age were found on the development subscale and significant associations were found between mother’s depressive and anxiety symptoms and the KPCS total scale and subscales. Optimal clinical cut-offs were suggested. Conclusion: Findings provided evidence on the psychometric characteristics of the KPCS which can be used to assess parenting self-efficacy in Portuguese mothers during the first-year postpartum, possibly identifying mothers with low parenting self-efficacy.
KW - Adult
KW - Anxiety/psychology
KW - Depression/psychology
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Mothers/psychology
KW - Parenting/psychology
KW - Portugal
KW - Postpartum Period/psychology
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Self Efficacy
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Young Adult
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U2 - 10.1080/02646838.2023.2169264
DO - 10.1080/02646838.2023.2169264
M3 - Article
C2 - 36683143
AN - SCOPUS:85147000007
SN - 0264-6838
VL - 42
SP - 769
EP - 784
JO - Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
JF - Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
IS - 4
ER -