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

Florencia Barreto-Zarza, Manuel Sánchez de Miguel, Jesús Ibarluzea, Llúcia González-Safont, Marisa Rebagliato and Enrique B. Arranz-Freijo
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Florencia Barreto-Zarza: Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
Manuel Sánchez de Miguel: Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
Jesús Ibarluzea: Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
Llúcia González-Safont: Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
Marisa Rebagliato: Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
Enrique B. Arranz-Freijo: Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-17

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.

Keywords: family context; positive parenting; assessment; validation; middle childhood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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