ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
All you need is love: preliminary validation of a new test of 10 parenting competencies that predict good outcomes with young children.
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Objectives: The main objectives of this study were to provide preliminary evidence of the validity of a new online test of parenting competencies and to determine the relative value of 10 competencies that have been shown in empirical studies to be helpful in parenting. Methods: We examined data obtained from a diverse convenience sample of 16,986 parents in 133 countries (53.3% from the U.S.) who completed the new online parenting questionnaire. We employed a concurrent study design to assess the validity of the new instrument. In a double-blind procedure to assess content validity, 11 parenting professionals rated both the competencies and the questionnaire items. To assess criterion validity, we used regression analyses to examine the relationship between questionnaire scores and participants' answers to questions about the quality of their relationship with their children, how highly they rated their own parenting ability, and the happiness, health, and success of their children. Results: Total scores were positively correlated with answers to our five criterion questions ( Conclusion: The study supports the view that parenting can be broken down into measurable and trainable competencies and provides guidance regarding how such training should be conducted.
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