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Structural validity of the Parenting Daily Hassles Intensity Scale
Author(s) -
Taylor John
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.2852
Subject(s) - psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , exploratory factor analysis , scale (ratio) , cluster (spacecraft) , item response theory , developmental psychology , bayesian probability , psychometrics , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Although the Parenting Daily Hassles Intensity Scale is a common measure, it has been relatively unclear whether users should employ the 15‐item form that quantifies routine parenting hassles on two dimensions of intensity or the 20‐item form that assumes a single dimension underlies the responses on the scale. To help address this gap, Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis was used to investigate the structural validity of the 15‐ and 20‐item forms in a sample of 174 mothers with at least one young child ( x ¯ = 6.040, SD = 0.492). Results of the Bayesian analysis did not provide empirical support for either form. A subsequent exploratory factor analysis indicated that six of the hassles that appear to address challenging child behaviour tended to cluster onto one latent factor whereas 11 hassles that appear to speak to routine parenting chores tended to cluster onto a second factor. A follow‐up Bayesian analysis indicated that intensity scores can be approximated well under the 17‐item form ( ppp = 0.124). Accordingly, researchers and clinicians are encouraged to consider the 17‐item form when addressing their measurement needs.