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Arminda Suárez
Universidad de La Laguna
Spain
Biography
Sonia Byrne
Universidad de La Laguna
Spain
Biography
María José Rodrigo
Universidad de La Laguna
Spain
Biography
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016), Articles, pages 112-120
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17979/reipe.2016.3.2.1883
Submitted: Nov 14, 2016 Accepted: Nov 24, 2016 Published: Nov 24, 2016
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Following the study presenting the Online Parental Support Scale, as part of the evaluation of the ‘Positive Parent’ online program (http://educarenpositivo.es), this article describes the validation of a new scale that evaluates the principles of positive parenting in users of face-to-face and online parenting support programs. To validate the Positive Parenting Scale (PPS), 323 Spanish and Latin American parents participated, who were enrolled in the online program. To obtain the factor structure, we used exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) with oblimin rotation, and for confirmatory purposes we used as the estimation method the Weighted Least Squares Mean and Variance Adjusted with moving measurement window (WLSMW. We also performed a ROC analysis of rating and continuous diagnostic test results by means of area under the curve (AUC), and tested it by multivariate analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). The main results showed an optimal factorization of the construct involving a four-factor model with adequate reliability: family involvement, affection and recognition, communication and stress management, and shared activities. Furthermore, discriminative capacity of the scale was proved depending on the levels of Internet experience and educational use of the Internet. The scale shows adequate psychometric properties and its content includes the key aspects of the exercise of positive parenting, which is very useful to evaluate the effectiveness of programs based on this approach.

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