Affiliation:
1. Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2. Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
3. Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
4. Behavioral Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Abstract
AbstractObjective Develop and evaluate the preliminary validity of a self-report measure of parents’ treatment-related efficacy and control, Parental Efficacy and Control Questionnaire-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (PECQ-HCT), in a pediatric HCT sample.Methods Participants included 185 parents of children (≤12 years old) receiving HCT participating in a larger, longitudinal study. Parents completed the PECQ-HCT as well as measures of social problem-solving skills, collective family efficacy, family beliefs, and parental distress.Results Exploratory factor analysis results indicated that a 37-item four-factor model was the best fitting and most theoretically sound, χ2(df = 1,596) = 14,089.95, p < .01, comparative fit index = 0.92, Tucker–Lewis Index = 0.90, and root mean square error of approximation = 0.07. Preliminary subscale scores demonstrated adequate internal consistency as well as good content and criterion-related validity.Conclusions If replicated using a confirmatory factor analysis in a separate sample, these findings suggest that the four-factor PECQ-HCT measure may be useful for measuring HCT-related parental efficacy and perceived control.
Funder
National Cancer Institute
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Developmental and Educational Psychology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health