Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the parenting scale for adolescents

Adolescence is the period of human development between childhood and adulthood. Parent-child interaction differs qualitatively in different developmental periods, the development of separate scales sensitive to different age periods regarding parental attitudes is one of the most important issues in this field. This study aimed to adapt the Parenting Scale for Adolescents to Turkish culture and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale. This study was designed as a methodological, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The study was conducted in a province in the western region of Türkiye with 104 parents whose healthy children were not receiving any psychiatric treatment. A Sociodemographic Data Form and the Parenting Scale for Adolescents were used to obtain the data. The fit index of the scale was above 0.80 in terms of both I-CVI (Item Content Validity) and S-CVI (Scale Content Validity). The results of the content validity analysis showed that the scale provided both content and language validity for the Turkish sample, as well as measuring the subject matter as adequately as its original version. According to the results of this study, the Parenting Scale for Adolescents is a valid and reliable tool in Turkish culture. The Parenting Scale for Adolescents is an effective measurement tool for predicting and preventing adolescent problems, determining parental behaviors when problems occur, and evaluating treatment outcomes. •Adolescence is the period of human development between childhood and adulthood.•Nurses have a very important role in determining parental attitudes.•Family dynamics and communication between parents and adolescents can be crucial in adolescence.•Nurses can improve parental attitudes positively by involving parents.•The Parenting Scale for Adolescents can be used in the planning, implementation and evaluation of community-based programs designed to improve the parenting skills of parents of middle school students.