The development and validation of the Spanish adaptation of the Protective Factors Survey

Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner; Alexander M Schoemann; Jacqueline M Counts; Karin Chang

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.006

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The development and validation of the Spanish adaptation of the Protective Factors Survey

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The development and validation of the Spanish adaptation of the Protective Factors Survey

Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner, Alexander M Schoemann, Jacqueline M Counts and Karin Chang

Children and youth services review, Vol.52, pp.45-53

05/2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.006

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Abstract

Latinos comprise a rapidly growing segment of families seeking child maltreatment prevention services. Children of Latino families face an increased risk of maltreatment due to acculturation and immigration stressors. Currently the child maltreatment prevention field lacks a cadre of valid and reliable Spanish language tools to measure program outcomes and families' resources and needs at service entry. The Protective Factors Survey (PFS) is an evaluation tool used increasingly among child maltreatment prevention programs. The PFS is a measure of five family-level protective factors against child abuse and neglect: Family Functioning/Resiliency, Concrete Support, Social Support, Nurturing and Attachment, & Knowledge of Parenting/Child Development. In this study we test the validity, reliability and stability of a Spanish adaptation of the PFS (S-PFS) among seven agencies and 148 Latino participants across the nation. The results from this study indicate that the S-PFS is a valid, reliable and stable measure. Implications for the child maltreatment prevention field are discussed. •We translated the S-PFS using forward/backward translation techniques.•We examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the PFS.•We conducted our analyses with structural equation modeling.•The S-PFS is reliable and stable from Time One to Time Two.•The S-PFS displays adequate content, concurrent, predictive and criterion validity.

Instrument translation

Protective factors

Protective Factors Survey

Latino families

Child maltreatment prevention

Psychometric properties

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Title: Subtitle: The development and validation of the Spanish adaptation of the Protective Factors Survey
Creators: Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner - The University of Iowa School of Social Work, 20 West Davenport Street, North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Alexander M Schoemann - East Carolina University, Department of Psychology, Rawl Building, East Fifth Street, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
Jacqueline M Counts - University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships & Research, 1617 St. Andrews Drive, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
Karin Chang - University of Kansas Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, 1122 W. Campus Road, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Children and youth services review, Vol.52, pp.45-53
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.006
ISSN: 0190-7409
eISSN: 1873-7765
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Grant note: name: FRIENDS National Resource Center, award: KAN69975
Language: English
Date published: 05/2015
Academic Unit: School of Social Work; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9984002414202771

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