کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
354011 618960 2013 16 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
New evidence on the validity of the Arnett Caregiver Interaction Scale: Results from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی روانشناسی روان شناسی کاربردی
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New evidence on the validity of the Arnett Caregiver Interaction Scale: Results from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort
چکیده انگلیسی

The Arnett Caregiver Interaction Scale (CIS) has been widely used in research studies to measure the quality of caregiver–child interactions. The scale was modeled on a well-established theory of parenting, but there are few psychometric studies of its validity. We applied factor analyses and item response theory methods to assess the psychometric properties of the Arnett CIS in a national sample of toddlers in home-based care and preschoolers in center-based care from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort. We found that a bifactor structure (one common factor and a second set of specific factors) best fits the data. In the Arnett CIS, the bifactor model distinguishes a common substantive dimension from two methodological dimensions (for positively and negatively oriented items). Despite the good fit of this model, the items are skewed (most teachers/caregivers display positive interactions with children) and, as a result, the Arnett CIS is not well suited to distinguish between caregivers who are “highly” versus “moderately” positive in their interactions with children, according to the items on the scale. Regression-adjusted associations between the Arnett CIS and child outcomes are small, especially for preschoolers in centers. We encourage future scale development work on measures of child care quality by early childhood scholars.


► We examine the psychometric properties of the Arnett CIS, using a large sample size.
► We find little evidence for the four subscales often used with the scale.
► We find improving the items could better measure the single substantive dimension we identify.
► Correlations with child outcomes are small.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Early Childhood Research Quarterly - Volume 28, Issue 2, 2nd Quarter 2013, Pages 218–233
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