Abstract:

In this study, it is aimed to develop a measurement tool with high reliability and validity in order to determine the parentification levels of individuals between the ages of 13-18. The research was carried out with two different study groups consisting of students between the ages of 13-18 studying at various high schools in Hatay, the first for EFA and the second for CFA. The first study group consisted of 350 (244 female 106 male) high school students and the second study group consisted of 473 (325 female 147 male) high school students. In order to test the construct validity of the adolescent form of the Parentification Scale, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was used. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) performed reveals that the scale consists of 29 items and 5 factors. It was determined that these five factors explained 60.053 % of the total variance. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficients calculated for the sub-dimensions of the scale were .91 for perceived benefit from parentification, .77 for sibling-focused parentification, .83 for perceived unfairness from parentification, .78 for emotional parentification focused parents, and .72 for instrumental parentification focused parents. The results show that the five-factor Parentification Scale Adolescent Form can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool in studies to determine the level of parenting of high school students in Turkey.

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