Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Parenting Sense of Competence (PSoC): Evidence to Question Its Use?
These findings are particularly salient for researchers and clinicians who are utilising the PSoC as a measure of change in routine practice or as part of evaluations of interventions. Further investigation of individual items is needed to refine the PSoC and improve its psychometric validity. Additional analyses are also needed to establish the invariance of the measure across different groups (age, sex, ethnicity and socioeconomic status).
Authors
- Nicole Gridley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-5502)
- Tracey Bywater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7207-8753)
- G. J. Meléndez‐Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-4790)
- Vashti Berry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6438-3731)
- Kate E. Mooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4231-1643)
- Sarah Blower (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9168-9995)
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child Care Health and Development
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.70030
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Public Health Research Programme