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ArticlePsicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS2024

Adaptation and validation for use in Brazil of the Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale (CHAOS).

Marilia Ignácio de Espindola, Maria Laura Nogueira Pires, Renatha El Rafihi-Ferreira, Ana Regina Noto, Sabine Pompéia

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Marilia Ignácio de EspindolaDepartamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Campus São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. m.espindola@unifesp.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-8316
Maria Laura Nogueira PiresFaculdade de Ciências E Letras, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Assis, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Renatha El Rafihi-FerreiraDepartamento de Psicologia Clínica, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Campus São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Ana Regina NotoDepartamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Campus São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Sabine PompéiaDepartamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Campus São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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FAPESP 2021/01102-8
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Abstract

backgroundThe Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale (CHAOS in English Version) was originally developed in the USA by Matheny et al (Bringing order out of chaos: psychometric characteristics of the confusion, hubbub, and order scale. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 16(3):429-444, 1995) to measure chaos in the family environment, characterized by confusion, lack of routine, and organization.

objectiveTo present evidence of content validity, internal structure validity, and validity based on relationships with external measures of an adapted version of the CHAOS into Brasilian Portuguese with adolescents sample in São Paulo - Brasil.

methodStudy 1 involved the translation/back-translation and adaptation of the scale into Brazilian Portuguese [here named "Escala de Confusão, Alvoroço e Ordem no Sistema familiar" (CAOS)], assessed by 5 judges. In Study 2, we conducted an exploratory factor analyses (EFA) to determine the scale's factor structure (N = 180 adults). In Study 3, we carried out confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) to confirm the internal validity of the scale, along with complete structural equation modeling to explore convergent validity in another sample (N = 239 adolescents).

resultsThe CAOS scale displayed content validity, and the EFA and CFA showed a unifactorial structure (with some scale adjustments) with an acceptable fit. The family chaos latent factor was associated with externalizing symptoms and perceived stress in adolescents.

conclusionOverall, the Brazilian version of the scale presented evidence of construct, internal, and concurrent validity that indicate its usefulness in Brazil.

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AdolescentCHAOSProblem behaviorPsychologicalScale validationSocioeconomic factorsStress

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PMCPMC11250710

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