Measuring emotion socialization in families affected by pediatric cancer: Refinement and reduction of the Parents' Beliefs about Children's Emotions questionnaire.
The aim of this study is to conduct a multimethod psychometric reduction in the Parents' Beliefs about Children's Emotions (PBCE) questionnaire using an item response theory framework with a pediatric oncology sample. Participants were 216 pediatric oncology caregivers who completed the PBCE. The PBCE contains 105 items (11 subscales) rated on a 6-point Likert-type scale. We evaluated the PBCE subscale performance by applying a partial credit model in WINSTEPS. Sixty-six statistically weak items were removed, creating a 44-item PBCE questionnaire with 10 subscales and 3 response options per item. The refined scale displayed good psychometric properties and correlated .910 with the original PBCE. Additional analyses examined dimensionality, item-level (e.g. difficulty), and person-level (e.g. ethnicity) characteristics. The refined PBCE questionnaire provides better test information, improves instrument reliability, and reduces burden on families, providers, and researchers. With this improved measure, providers can more easily identify families who may benefit from psychosocial interventions targeting emotion socialization. The results of the multistep approach presented should be considered preliminary, given the limited sample size.
['Beitra|Danette|D|', 'El-Behadli|Ana F|AF|', 'Faith|Melissa A|MA|']
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D002648:Child D002675:Child, Preschool D004644:Emotions D005190:Family D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007223:Infant D007231:Infant, Newborn D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D009369:Neoplasms D010287:Parent-Child Relations D010290:Parents D011594:Psychometrics D015203:Reproducibility of Results D012951:Socialization D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D055815:Young Adult
Emotion socialization item response theory pediatric oncology Parents’ Beliefs about Children’s Emotions Rasch model measurement theory rating scales