Development of the Parenting Regret Scale

The primary objective of this study is to create a measurement tool that is both valid and reliable for assessing parental regret among mothers and fathers regarding their roles as parents. The study sample comprised 721 participants residing in Turkey, each of whom had at least one biological child and willingly took part in the study. The results of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) indicated that there is a two-factor structure consisting of 21 elements: intrinsic factors (items reflecting internal psychological aspects of parenting regret) and extrinsic factors (items reflecting external circumstantial aspects of parenting regret). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) yielded model fit indices that supported the existence of a two-factor structure. The validity analyses met the necessary criteria for convergent-divergent and criterion-related validity. Cronbach's alpha (α) coefficient and the equivalent halves method were used to examine the reliability of the measurement tool. The Cronbach's alpha (α) coefficient was calculated to be .943, the correlation between the two halves was found to be .637, and the Spearman Brown coefficient was calculated to be .778. We determined the item-total test correlation and t-values obtained during item analysis to be statistically significant. Upon evaluating the validity and reliability analyses holistically, we found that the Parenting Regret Scale (PRS-TR) was capable of producing accurate and dependable measurements.