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Family Context Assessment in Middle Childhood: A Tool Supporting Social, Educational, and Public Health Interventions

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  • Florencia Barreto-Zarza

    (Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
    Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain)

  • Manuel Sánchez de Miguel

    (Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
    Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain)

  • Jesús Ibarluzea

    (Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
    Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain
    Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Llúcia González-Safont

    (Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO -Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020 Valencia, Spain)

  • Marisa Rebagliato

    (Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Epidemiology and Environmental Health Joint Research Unit, FISABIO -Universitat Jaume I-Universitat de València, 46020 Valencia, Spain
    Predepartamental Unit of Medicine, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain)

  • Enrique B. Arranz-Freijo

    (Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
    Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Group of Environmental Epidemiology and Child Development, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain)

Abstract

Quality of the family context has an important role in the physical and mental health of children; that is why it is important to have reliable and updated tools. This study aims to design and validate a new tool, the Haezi Etxadi Family Assessment Scale 7–11 (HEFAS 7–11), to assess family context quality in middle childhood. A sample of two cohorts of 772 Spanish families with children aged between 7 and 11 (M = 9.39 years; SD = 1.57; 51.2% girls), participated in the study. Results showed good psychometric properties for the instrument and the confirmatory factor analysis showed a five individual subscales structure: 1. Promotion of Cognitive and Linguistic Development (α = 0.79); 2. Promotion of Socio Emotional Development (α = 0.83); 3. Organization of Physical Environment and Social Context (α = 0.73); 4. Parental Stress & Conflict (α = 0.75); and 5. Parental Profile Fostering Child Development (α = 0.80). The association between HEFAS 7–11 and Trial Making Test was also analyzed to determine the concurrent validity of the instrument. The new scale shows its potential in the fields of research, social and educational, to know those variables that need to be promoted under the approach of positive parenting from a public health perspective.

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  • Florencia Barreto-Zarza & Manuel Sánchez de Miguel & Jesús Ibarluzea & Llúcia González-Safont & Marisa Rebagliato & Enrique B. Arranz-Freijo, 2021. "Family Context Assessment in Middle Childhood: A Tool Supporting Social, Educational, and Public Health Interventions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-17, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:3:p:1094-:d:487523
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