SYNOPSIS Objective. The current study examines the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Italian version of the Comprehensive Early Childhood Parenting Questionnaire (CECPAQ-IT), a self-report questionnaire that assesses parenting Support, Stimulation, Structure, Harsh discipline, and Positive discipline. Design. Participants were 2013 Italian mothers rearing a 4– to 5-year-old child (51.8% boys, Mage = 4.33 years, SD = 0.47). Results. Results confirmed the original five-factor structure of the instrument and supported the reliability and validity of the CECPAQ-IT. The criterion validity of the CECPAQ-IT was confirmed by expected relations with parenting stress, which were negative for Support, Stimulation, Structure, and Positive discipline and positive for Harsh discipline. Conclusions. The CECPAQ-IT is a reliable and valid tool to measure relevant dimensions of parenting in early childhood in the Italian context.
Sansavini, A., Verhoeven, M., Suttora, C., Bigoni, M., Bortolotti, S., Fort, M., et al. (2025). The Comprehensive Early Childhood Parenting Questionnaire – Italian Version (CECPAQ-IT): Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity. PARENTING, SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, early online, 1-25 [10.1080/15295192.2025.2500317].
The Comprehensive Early Childhood Parenting Questionnaire – Italian Version (CECPAQ-IT): Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity
Alessandra Sansavini;Chiara Suttora;Maria Bigoni;Stefania Bortolotti;Margherita Fort;Daniela Iorio;Chiara Monfardini;Annalisa Guarini
2025
Abstract
SYNOPSIS Objective. The current study examines the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Italian version of the Comprehensive Early Childhood Parenting Questionnaire (CECPAQ-IT), a self-report questionnaire that assesses parenting Support, Stimulation, Structure, Harsh discipline, and Positive discipline. Design. Participants were 2013 Italian mothers rearing a 4– to 5-year-old child (51.8% boys, Mage = 4.33 years, SD = 0.47). Results. Results confirmed the original five-factor structure of the instrument and supported the reliability and validity of the CECPAQ-IT. The criterion validity of the CECPAQ-IT was confirmed by expected relations with parenting stress, which were negative for Support, Stimulation, Structure, and Positive discipline and positive for Harsh discipline. Conclusions. The CECPAQ-IT is a reliable and valid tool to measure relevant dimensions of parenting in early childhood in the Italian context.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
