Validity and reliability of the Turkish Version of the Healthy Family Parenting Inventory

Özet

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI) developed by Krysik and LeCroy. Methods: This methodological study was carried out over the period April–May 2018 with 370 parents in Istanbul. The back-translation technique was employed in creating the Turkish language version of the inventory. In testing the validity of the scale, content and construct validity were examined. Content validity was assessed with the content validity index (CVI) after consultation with ten experts. Construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The scale’s reliability was assessed by examining internal consistency and item-total correlations. Results: The CVI of the scale based on the items was 0.80–1; this was found to be 95% on the basis of the overall scale. In the assessment of construct validity, the t-values of all items tested in the CFA displayed a value of 0.01, which was significant. The fit indices were found to be well matched and the scale had a nine-factor structure. The inventory’s internal consistency was assessed with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and found to be 0.93. Cronbach’s alpha values of the subscales ranged from 0.66 to 0.85. Conclusion: The healthy families parenting inventory was found to be valid and reliable.