TITLE:
Early Childhood Acceptance Rejection Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties of the Greek Version
AUTHORS:
Artemis Giotsa, Theodoros A. Kyriazos
KEYWORDS:
Bifactor EFA, Bifactor CFA, Bifactor ESEM, Second-Order CFA, Greece, Factor Analysis, CFA, Acceptance/Rejection
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.10 No.5,
April
30,
2019
ABSTRACT: Present study examined the ECPARQ with four different higher order techniques (Bifactor EFA, Bifactor CFA, Bifactor ESEM, Second-order CFA) plus a simple CFA (ICM CFA), evaluating a total of 19 models. All models were tested twice, one for the ECPARQ Mother version and one for the Father version. For each version, alternative models were tested with 2, 3 and 4-factor structures. All models were tested having item 13 both in the intended factor and alternatively in the Warmth factor. This comparison was made to empirically answer in what factor the item 13 belongs. All higher order models had an adequate fit, suggesting thus the theoretical construct of the Warmth dimension of Parenting is supported for the Greek cultural context, although further investigation is necessary. ICM-CFA had equally adequate fit, thus preferable based on parsimony. All models tested having item 13 in the Warmth factor had superior fit in comparison to their counterparts with item 13 in the Indifference/Neglect factor. Internal consistency reliability was adequate.