A child-centered scale of informal social control for Latino parents of preschool-age children: Development and validation
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Cerin, Ester, O'Connor, Teresia, Mendoza, Jason, Thompson, Deborah, Lee, Rebecca, Hughes, Sheryl and Baranowski, Tom. (2015). A child-centered scale of informal social control for Latino parents of preschool-age children: Development and validation. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 37(4), pp. 541 - 559. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986315601616
Authors | Cerin, Ester, O'Connor, Teresia, Mendoza, Jason, Thompson, Deborah, Lee, Rebecca, Hughes, Sheryl and Baranowski, Tom |
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Abstract | Perceived neighborhood informal social control may determine whether parents allow their young children to be physically active in the neighborhood. We developed and validated a scale of neighborhood child-centered informal social control appropriate for Latino parents of preschool-age children. The scale was administered to 240 Latino parents, mainly mothers, recruited from neighborhoods cross-stratified by objectively measured crime and traffic safety. Participants completed measures of community cohesion, perceived signs of physical and social disorder, traffic safety and hazards, and perceived stranger danger. A subsample was reassessed 1 week later to determine test-retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted to examine the fit of the data to a priori measurement models. Construct validity was assessed by estimating the associations of the scale with the other measures. The scale showed good test-retest reliability, and factorial and construct validity. The scale needs to be cross-validated on other samples and Latino fathers. |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences |
Journal citation | 37 (4), pp. 541 - 559 |
ISSN | 0739-9863 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986315601616 |
Page range | 541 - 559 |
Research Group | Institute for Health and Ageing |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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