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<p>Most measurement instruments have been developed in specific contexts and cultures within high-income countries. The metric validation of three measures: the Parenting Young Children (PARYC): Setting Limits and Supporting Positive Behaviour subscales, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Multidimensional Measure of Work-Family Conflict (MMWFC), was assessed using exploratory factor analysis. Caregivers (<i>n</i> = 1,015) of children enrolled in early primary school in Harare, Zimbabwe, completed a self-administered questionnaire in person or online. In all three scales, several items loaded on different factors compared to the original conceptualisation. The PARYC maintained its two-factor model, with 10 from 14 items. The SDQ changed from a 25-item five-factor model to a four-factor model with 20 items, while the MMWFC, originally a six-factor model with 18 items, became a three-factor model with 16 items. Cronbach’s alphas ranged between 0.76 and 0.94 for the MMWFC and PARYC full scales and subscales. The SDQ full scale, inattention, and hyperactivity subscale had lower Cronbach alphas (0.56–0.59, while the prosocial and emotional problems subscales had Cronbach’s alphas of 0.71 and 0.72, respectively. The factor structure derived indicates that while measures developed in Western countries can be useful in the Global South, using them without contextual validation may affect their validity.</p>

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Parent and Child Measures in Zimbabwe: an Assessment of Metric Validity

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年11月5日

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  • Noreen K. Wini Dari,
  • Catherine L. Ward,
  • Boboh Kamangira

摘要

Most measurement instruments have been developed in specific contexts and cultures within high-income countries. The metric validation of three measures: the Parenting Young Children (PARYC): Setting Limits and Supporting Positive Behaviour subscales, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Multidimensional Measure of Work-Family Conflict (MMWFC), was assessed using exploratory factor analysis. Caregivers (n = 1,015) of children enrolled in early primary school in Harare, Zimbabwe, completed a self-administered questionnaire in person or online. In all three scales, several items loaded on different factors compared to the original conceptualisation. The PARYC maintained its two-factor model, with 10 from 14 items. The SDQ changed from a 25-item five-factor model to a four-factor model with 20 items, while the MMWFC, originally a six-factor model with 18 items, became a three-factor model with 16 items. Cronbach’s alphas ranged between 0.76 and 0.94 for the MMWFC and PARYC full scales and subscales. The SDQ full scale, inattention, and hyperactivity subscale had lower Cronbach alphas (0.56–0.59, while the prosocial and emotional problems subscales had Cronbach’s alphas of 0.71 and 0.72, respectively. The factor structure derived indicates that while measures developed in Western countries can be useful in the Global South, using them without contextual validation may affect their validity.