Development and validation of the Academic Parental Autonomy Support Scale for children aged 6-10 years
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.12.08
- VernacularTitle:6～10岁儿童学业自主父母支持量表的编制与效度和信度评价
- Author:
Jiaxin ZHENG
1
;
Li XU
;
Ting ZHANG
Author Information
1. 西南大学心理学部,重庆 400715
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
parental autonomy support;
academic scenarios;
scale development;
validity;
reliability
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(12):1055-1061
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To develop the Academic Parental Autonomy Support Scale(APASS)for children aged 6-10 years and to examine its validity and reliability.Methods:Based on literature review and expert consul-tation,the theoretical framework and initial items of the APASS were developed.A total of 679 participants were randomly assigned to two subsamples.Sample 1(n=341)for exploratory factor analysis,and sample 2(n=338)for confirmatory factor analysis and convergent validity analysis.The full samples were used for item analysis and internal consistency reliability tests.Fifty-nine participants completed a retest after a 4-week interval.The Parent Au-tonomy Support Scale(PASS)and Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire(PSDQ)were used to test the criterion validity.Results:The APASS contained 12 items loading onto 4 factors,namely emotional support,transfer of responsibility,cognitive support,and learning rules-explaining 68.9％of the total variance.Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit for the four-factor model(x2/df=1.58,CFI=0.99,TLI=0.98,RMSEA=0.04,SRMR=0.03).The total and subscale scores of APASS significantly correlated with the scores of PASS and PS-DQ.The Cronbach's α coefficients of the total scale and each factor ranged from 0.72 to 0.89,and the test-retest reliabilities ranged from 0.74 to 0.86.Conclusion:The Academic Parental Autonomy Support Scale is a reliable and valid tool for assessing parental autonomy support in academic scenarios among children aged 6 to 10 years.
