Family Context Assessment in Middle Childhood: A Tool Supporting Social, Educational, and Public Health Interventions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Participants
2.2. Measures and Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Participants’ Sociodemographic Profile
3.2. Exploratory Factor Analysis
3.3. Confirmatory Factor Analysis
3.4. Descriptive Statistics and Reliability Analysis
3.5. Concurrent Validity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mother | Father | |||||||
Total Sample | Gipuzkoa | Valencia | p-Value | Total Sample | Gipuzkoa | Valencia | p-Value | |
Age Mean (SD) | 41.38 (3.84) | 40.30 (3.21) | 42.48 (4.13) | <0.001 | 43.41 (4.66) | 42.78 (4.41) | 44.06 (4.82) | <0.001 |
Education level | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
Primary | 17.4 (134) | 10.3 (40) | 24.6 (94) | <0.001 | 30.7 (237) | 20.8 (81) | 40.8 (156) | <0.001 |
Secondary | 39.4 (304) | 36.2 (141) | 42.7 (163) | 43.1 (333) | 47.9 (187) | 38.2 (146) | ||
University | 43.1 (333) | 53.3 (208) | 32.7 (125) | 25.4 (196) | 30.3 (118) | 20.5 (78) | ||
Social class * | ||||||||
High (I-II) | 27.3 (211) | 33.3 (130) | 21.2 (81) | <0.001 | 24 (185) | 28.7 (112) | 19.1 (73) | 0.002 |
Medium (III) | 29 (224) | 29.7 (116) | 28.3 (108) | 17.2 (133) | 13.6 (53) | 20.9 (80) | ||
Low (IV-V) | 43.5 (336) | 36.9 (144) | 50.5 (193) | 58.4 (451) | 57.2 (223) | 59.7 (228) | ||
Country of origin | ||||||||
Spain | 96 (741) | 97.4 (380) | 94.5 (361) | 0.038 | 93.9 (725) | 98.5 (384) | 89.3 (341) | <0.001 |
Others | 4 (31) | 2.6 (10) | 5.5 (21) | 6.1 (47) | 1.5 (6) | 10.7 (41) | ||
Total Sample Children | Gipuzkoa Cohort Children | Valencia Cohort Children | p-value | |||||
Age Mean (SD) | 9.39 (1.57) | 7.88 (0.12) | 10.98 (0.29) | <0.001 | ||||
Sex | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |||||
Girls | 51.2 (396) | 50.8 (198 | 51.8 (198) | 0.768 | ||||
Boys | 48.8 (376) | 49.2 (192) | 48.2 (184) | |||||
Siblings | ||||||||
0 | 17 (131) | 9.2 (36) | 24.5 (95) | <0.001 | ||||
1 | 66.5 (513) | 72.3 (282) | 60.5 (231) | |||||
≥2 | 16.5 (128) | 18.5 (72) | 14.7 (56) | |||||
Birth Order | ||||||||
First | 57 (439) | 57.7 (225) | 56 (214) | 0.369 | ||||
Second | 37.5 (290) | 37.9 (148) | 37.2 (142) | |||||
Third | 5 (38) | 3.6 (14) | 6.3 (24) | |||||
Fourth | 0.5 (5) | 0.8 (3) | 0.5 (2) | |||||
Family structure | ||||||||
Traditional | 85.8 (662) | 93.8 (366) | 77.5 (296) | <0.001 | ||||
Single-parent | 12.4 (96) | 4.9 (19) | 20.2 (77) | |||||
Step-family | 1.8 (14) | 1.3 (5) | 2.4 (9) |
HEFAS (7–11) | Factor Solution | χ2 | d.f. | p | χ2/d.f | RMSEA | IFI | TLI | CFI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subscale 1. PCLD | 3-factors model | 73.408 | 41 | 0.001 | 1.790 | 0.046 | 0.965 | 0.943 | 0.964 |
Subscale 2. PDSE | 5-factors model | 383.513 | 199 | 0.000 | 1.927 | 0.050 | 0.948 | 0.933 | 0.947 |
Subscale 3. OFESC | 4-factors model | 205.559 | 113 | 0.000 | 1.819 | 0.047 | 0.931 | 0.904 | 0.929 |
Subscale 4. PSC | 3-factors model | 96.380 | 49 | 0.000 | 1.967 | 0.050 | 0.964 | 0.941 | 0.963 |
Subscale 5. PPFCD | 5-factors-model | 291.793 | 176 | 0.000 | 1.658 | 0.042 | 0.936 | 0.913 | 0.933 |
Haezi Etxadi Family Assessment Scale (HEFAS 7–11) | Media | SD | Alpha de Cronbach | TMT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Subscale 1. Promotion of Cognitive and Linguistic Development (SCLD) | 70.18 | 12.82 | 0.79 | −0.237 ** |
Presence of Learning Materials (PLM) | 69.49 | 15.88 | 0.62 | −0.294 ** |
Cognitive and Linguistic Scaffolding (CLS) | 71.30 | 15.25 | 0.72 | −0.201 ** |
Encouraging Reading (ER) | 69.50 | 18.92 | 0.70 | −0.065 |
Subscale 2. Promotion of Social and Emotional Development (PSED) | 82.45 | 8.59 | 0.83 | −0.318 ** |
Emotional Expressiveness (EE) | 93.99 | 8.75 | 0.64 | −0.212 ** |
Setting of Limits and Optimal Frustration (SLOF) | 83.52 | 11.42 | 0.70 | −0.289 ** |
Fostering Autonomy and Self-esteem (FAS) | 78.90 | 13.87 | 0.61 | −0.313 ** |
Precedents of Self-regulated Learning (PSRL) | 87.41 | 10.63 | 0.58 | −0.251 ** |
Quality of Sibling Relations (QSR) | 76.41 | 12.37 | 0.62 | −0.096 * |
Subscale 3. Organization of the Physical Environment and Social Context (OPESC) | 88.11 | 7.34 | 0.73 | −0.144 ** |
Quality of the Physical Environment (QPE) | 93.78 | 9.31 | 0.50 | −0.196 ** |
Social Support Networks (SSN) | 89.18 | 10.53 | 0.70 | 0.002 |
Promotion of Child’s Social Relationships (PCSR) | 73.50 | 17.56 | 0.77 | −0.181 ** |
Relations with the School (RS) | 92.13 | 10.21 | 0.65 | −0.102 ** |
Subscale 4. Parental Stress and Conflict (PSC) | 77.82 | 10.17 | 0.75 | −0.123 ** |
Low Parental Stress (LPS) | 71.14 | 16.68 | 0.71 | −0.084 * |
Low Frequency of and Exposure to Conflict (LFEC) | 84.30 | 9.70 | 0.81 | −0.044 |
Conflict Resolution(CR) | 77.44 | 18.29 | 0.55 | −0.174 ** |
Subscale 5. Parental Profile Fostering Child Development (PPFCD) | 80.17 | 9.28 | 0.80 | 0.147 ** |
Self-efficacy (SE) | 77.50 | 17.28 | 0.77 | −0.173 ** |
Knowledge of Psychological Development (KD) | 83.09 | 12.01 | 0.54 | −0.297 ** |
Assertiveness (As) | 88.78 | 10.71 | 0.60 | −0.091 * |
Environmentalist Outlook on Development (EOD) | 78.68 | 17.79 | 0.54 | −0.037 |
Involvement of the Father or Second Reference Figure (IFSRF) | 75.93 | 14.94 | 0.80 | −0.028 |
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Barreto-Zarza, F.; Sánchez de Miguel, M.; Ibarluzea, J.; González-Safont, L.; Rebagliato, M.; Arranz-Freijo, E.B. Family Context Assessment in Middle Childhood: A Tool Supporting Social, Educational, and Public Health Interventions. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1094. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18031094
Barreto-Zarza F, Sánchez de Miguel M, Ibarluzea J, González-Safont L, Rebagliato M, Arranz-Freijo EB. Family Context Assessment in Middle Childhood: A Tool Supporting Social, Educational, and Public Health Interventions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(3):1094. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18031094
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarreto-Zarza, Florencia, Manuel Sánchez de Miguel, Jesús Ibarluzea, Llúcia González-Safont, Marisa Rebagliato, and Enrique B. Arranz-Freijo. 2021. "Family Context Assessment in Middle Childhood: A Tool Supporting Social, Educational, and Public Health Interventions" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3: 1094. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18031094