Development of a scale to measure parents' perceptions of their children's self-concept

• Author / Creator

  Fok, Joyce J

• To more fully understand the impact of stuttering on preschoolers’ self-concept, we need to know how to validly and reliably measure these constructs. The purpose of this study was to develop a parent version of the Self-Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers (SDQP-P). Participants were 104 parents of typically fluent preschoolers (3;0-5;0). An exploratory factor analysis revealed a six factor structure: three factors consistent with earlier research (Physical Abilities, Physical Appearance, and Peer Relationships) and three new factors (Child- and Parent-initiated Parent Relationship factors, representing a split of the earlier found Parent Relationship factor, and Pre-academic Skills, representing the collapse of the earlier found Math and Verbal subscales). Measures of internal consistency for the factor subscales ranged from .52 to .81 and test-retest reliabilities ranged from .43 to .83. Findings of this pilot study indicate that future research to establish the validity and reliability of the SDQP-P is warranted.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Self-confidence
  • Self-concept
  • Factor analysis
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-Description Questionnaire for Preschoolers
  • Parent perception
  • Psychometrics
  • Internal consistency
  • Scale development
  • Test-retest reliability
  • Fear
  • Preschooler

• Graduation date

  Fall 2013

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3M902B58

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.