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Abid, M., Bano, Z., Kamran, M., Riaz, M., & Aslam, S. (2025). A psychometric assessment of fathers’ parenting practices scale: Insights into adolescent interactions from a social psychology perspective. Environment and Social Psychology, 10(11), ESP-4213. https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i11.4213

A psychometric assessment of fathers' parenting practices scale: Insights into adolescent interactions from a social psychology perspective

Mueen Abid

Department of Psychology, Air University, Islamabad, 44230, Pakistan

Zaqia Bano

Department of Psychology, Nur International University, Lahore, 54780, Pakistan

Muhammad Kamran

Department of Education, University of Loralai, Balochistan, 70160, Pakistan

Maryam Riaz

Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning, Karachi, 59201, Pakistan

Sarfraz Aslam

Faculty of Education and Humanities, UNITAR International University, Petaling Jaya, 47301, Malaysia


DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i11.4213


Keywords: adolescent interactions; psychometric evaluation; parenting behaviors; EFA; CFA; scale validation

Abstract

The primary objective was to develop a psychometrically sound instrument that accurately reflects the parenting behaviours of fathers in Pakistan, focusing specifically on their interactions with adolescent children. Employing a mixed-methods approach, an initial pool of 107 items was generated based on Skinner, Johnson, and Snyder's motivational model of parenting[13], existing literature on parenting, and insights from six focus group discussions with fathers of adolescents. After a pilot study, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) with 300 fathers, resulting in a final 23-item scale. The model fit indices indicated strong validity. The psychometric evaluation confirmed that the newly developed 23-item scale is valid and reliable for assessing fathers' parenting patterns in Pakistan and similar cultural contexts. This tool contributes significantly to understanding paternal influences on adolescent development, facilitating further research and practical applications in parenting interventions.

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