Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of an Observational Measure for Parent–Child Responsive Caregiving

Schneider, Alessandra; Rodrigues, Michelle; Falenchuk, Olesya; Munhoz, Tiago N.; Barros, Aluisio J. D.; Murray, Joseph; Domingues, Marlos R.; Jenkins, Jennifer M.

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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of an Observational Measure for Parent–Child Responsive Caregiving

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Jennifer M. Jenkins

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Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada

Faculty of Psychology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas 96010900, Brazil

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Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas 96010900, Brazil

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Human Development and Violence Research Centre, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas 96010900, Brazil

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Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas 96010900, Brazil

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(3), 1246; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031246

Received: 23 December 2020 / Revised: 23 January 2021 / Accepted: 25 January 2021 / Published: 30 January 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Early Child Development: From Measurement to Optimal Functioning and Evidence-based Policy)

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Responsive caregiving is the dimension of parenting most consistently related to later child functioning in both developing and developed countries. There is a growing need for efficient, psychometrically sound and culturally appropriate measurement of this construct. This study describes the cross-cultural validation in Brazil of the Responsive Interactions for Learning (RIFL-P) measure, requiring only eight minutes for assessment and coding. The cross-cultural adaptation used a recognized seven-step procedure. The adapted version was applied to a stratified sample of 153 Brazilian mother–child (18 months) dyads. Videos of mother–child interaction were coded using the RIFL-P and a longer gold standard parenting assessment. Mothers completed a survey on child stimulation (18 months) and child outcomes were measured at 24 months. Internal consistency (α = 0.94), inter-rater reliability (r = 0.83), and intra-rater reliability (r = 0.94) were all satisfactory to high. RIFL-P scores were significantly correlated with another measurement of parenting (r’s ranged from 0.32 to 0.47, p < 0.001), stimulation markers (r = 0.34, p < 0.01), and children’s cognition (r = 0.29, p < 0.001), language (r = 0.28, p < 0.001), and positive behavior (r = 0.17, p < 0.05). The Brazilian Portuguese version is a valid and reliable instrument for a brief assessment of responsive caregiving. View Full-Text

Keywords: responsive caregiving; parent–child interaction; observational measurement; thin slice methodology; low- and middle-income countries; Brazil

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Schneider, A.; Rodrigues, M.; Falenchuk, O.; Munhoz, T.N.; Barros, A.J.D.; Murray, J.; Domingues, M.R.; Jenkins, J.M. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of an Observational Measure for Parent–Child Responsive Caregiving. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1246. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031246

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Schneider A, Rodrigues M, Falenchuk O, Munhoz TN, Barros AJD, Murray J, Domingues MR, Jenkins JM. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of an Observational Measure for Parent–Child Responsive Caregiving. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(3):1246. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031246

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Schneider, Alessandra, Michelle Rodrigues, Olesya Falenchuk, Tiago N. Munhoz, Aluisio J.D. Barros, Joseph Murray, Marlos R. Domingues, and Jennifer M. Jenkins. 2021. "Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of an Observational Measure for Parent–Child Responsive Caregiving" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3: 1246. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031246

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