Psychometric Properties and Convergent Validity of the Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Psychological Control Scale (DAPCS) with Italian Adolescents.

This study is aimed to validate the Italian version of the dependency-oriented and achievement-oriented psychological control scale (DAPCS), a self-report questionnaire designed to assess the adolescent's perception of the two dimensions of psychological control. In Study 1, we assessed factorial va...

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Publicado en:Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 1258 - 1268
Autores principales: Guzzo, Gianni, Lo Cascio, Valentina, Pace, Ugo, Zappulla, Carla
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Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2014
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          Guzzo, Gianni
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          Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Kore di Enna (UKE), Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna Italy
          Department of Economics, Business and Finance, Università di Palermo, Palermo Italy
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        Adolescence
        Analysis of variance
        Parenting
        Psychometrics
        Self-evaluation
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        Factor analysis
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        Research evaluation
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          Analysis of variance
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        Convergent validity
        Factorial validity
        Psychological control
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      ab: This study is aimed to validate the Italian version of the dependency-oriented and achievement-oriented psychological control scale (DAPCS), a self-report questionnaire designed to assess the adolescent's perception of the two dimensions of psychological control. In Study 1, we assessed factorial validity and reliability of the Italian version of DAPCS with a sample of adolescents. In Study 2, we examined the convergent validity of the Italian version of the DAPCS analyzing the associations between the two domains of psychological control and well-established measures related to them such as strictness/supervision, overprotection, non dependency on parents, and family functioning. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the hypothesized two-factor solution of the DAPCS, with a 16 items' version better fitting the data, for paternal as well as for maternal ratings. High indices of internal consistency indicated that both subscales produced reliable scores. Convergent validity was confirmed by positive associations between the DAPCS' subscales and measures of strictness and negative associations between the DAPCS' subscales and measures of global family functioning, both for maternal and paternal ratings. Finally, results evidenced significant effects for adolescents' and parental gender on achievement-oriented psychological control, with mothers rated higher than fathers by males and fathers rated higher than mothers by females. Overall, the results of these studies indicated that the Italian form of the DAPCS might be a useful instrument to assess the two domain-specific types of parental psychological control among Italian-speaking adolescents.
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