Parent Skill Assessment Scale (Age 1-3) (PASKAS 1-3): Validity and Reliability Study

ÖZ Objective: This study was planned for the development, validity and reliability of the parent skill assessment scale (aged 1-3) (PASKAS 1-3) in order to evaluate the skills of parents with children aged 1-3 in nurturing. Methods: This study was carried out with a total of 400 parents with children aged 1-3 between September-October in 2022. The validity of the parent skill assessment scale (aged 1-3) (PASKAS 1-3) was tested with content validity and construct validity. Test-retest, Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient and Item Total Score Correlation coefficient were examined to determine the scale reliability. Results: The content validity index of the data was between 0.81 and Explanatory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) fit indexes of the scale, which consisted of 3 factors with a total of 30 items, were found as χ 2/df: 1.687, RMSEA: 0.041, comparative fit index: 0.87, incremental fit index: 0.87, GFI: 0.90 and Tucker-Lewis index: 0.86. The Cronbach alpha reliability value was 0.82, the test-retest correlation coefficient was 0.74, and the item-total score correlation coefficient was above 0.20. Conclusion: The scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to evaluate child nurturing skills of parents with children aged 1-3 from physical, cognitive, language development and social-emotional aspects.