Translation and Validation of Parent as Social Context (Child Report) Scale

Abstract

The objective of this study was to translate the Parent as Social Context Questionnaire (Child Form) into Urdu and to culturally adapt and validate it for use in Pakistan. This is important because culturally appropriate tools are needed for assessment. After translation as per the guidelines of Brislin (1980), the questionnaire was validated for a sample of 200 children using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The initial results of CFA did not reveal a good model fit; however, after the adjustments of error covariance, the model fit indices improved significantly (CFI =.94, RMSEA =.06), thus supporting the construct validity of the adapted version. The factor loadings were between .40 and .91, with most items showing acceptable squared multiple correlations. The validated scale is an excellent and reliable measure of children's perception of parenting behaviors in Pakistan. On the downside, the study addressed limitations facing the small, homogeneous sample and subjective self-reports, suggesting the need for generating culturally relevant tools. Recommendations incorpoate validating the scale within a larger sample and longitudinally.