Assessing Parentification in South American College Students: A Factor Analytic Study of a Spanish Version of the Parentification Inventory
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The Parentification Inventory (PI; Hooper, ) was developed to retrospectively assess various levels of parentification (whereby children take on caregiving and parental roles, responsibilities, and relationships reserved for adults). This study examined the underlying factor structure of the first Spanish version of the PI with a sample of 231 South American Latina/o college students. The results showed sound internal consistency and supported an 18‐item, 3‐component solution. Implications for culturally tailored research and practice are discussed. El Inventario de Parentificación (PI, por sus siglas en inglés; Hooper, ) fue desarrollado para evaluar retrospectivamente varios niveles de parentificación (el proceso mediante el cual los niños adoptan roles, responsabilidades y relaciones paternales y de cuidadores, normalmente reservadas para adultos). Este estudio examinó la estructura de factores subyacentes de la primera versión en español del PI con una muestra de 231 estudiantes universitarios sudamericanos/latinos de ambos sexos. Los resultados mostraron una firme consistencia interna y afirmaron una solución de 18 elementos en 3 componentes. Se discuten las implicaciones para investigaciones y prácticas culturalmente adaptadas.
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The parentification inventory has been translated into many languages and has demonstrated reliability and validity in studies across continents-North America, Australia, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
“The fact that the parentification inventory has been translated into many languages and has demonstrated reliability and validity in studies across continents—North America, Australia, South America [165], Africa [166], Europe [167], and Asia [55]”
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- Authors
- Hooper, L. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Alabama (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hooper, Lisa M.
- ORCID
- Hooper, Lisa M.
- Venue
- Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-04
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 93-106
- ISSN
- 0883-8534 (ISSN-L)
- 2161-1912
- OpenAlex
- W2121264630
- Cited by
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- References
- 63
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- FWCI
- 1.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Keywords
- parentification, Spanish translation, factor structure, child caregiving, cultural adaptation, psychometric validation
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