Psychometric Evaluation of the Parental Overprotective Measure: Toward a Reliable and Practical Assessment Tool

• DOI: 10.1007/s10826-024-02967-z
• Publication Date: 2024-12-12T06:52:47Z
• Authors: Sigrid Elfström; Johan Åhlen
• Keywords: 0504 sociology; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences

Abstract Parental overprotection is thought to be a risk factor for childhood anxiety disorders. The Overprotection Measure (POM) self-assessment scale that has been used in many studies, however, no article comprehensively explored its psychometric properties. aim of this study was evaluate the POM secure reliable, replicable, and comparable results. Using an item-response theoretical framework, we aimed address five basic criteria quality: one-dimensionality, ordered response categories, invariance, targeting, reliability. Furthermore, identify exclude any items did not contribute significantly, create concise practical scale. A total 1092 parents children aged 4–12 years were recruited through online advertisement completed anonymous survey during September October 2020. Out 19 original scale, eight excluded due unsatisfactory properties and/or because being judged by experts as harmonious with concept parental overprotection. retained constituted POM-11, brief sound potential use both research clinical settings.