ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Child Routines Questionnaire: Preschool (CRQ:P), a parent-report measure developed to assess daily routines specific to preschool-age children. Participants included 208 parents of preschool children (M_age = 3.97 years old; SD = 0.95; 53.4% boys). Parents also completed measures of family routines (mealtimes) and children’s social skills. A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the original CRQ:P five-factor structure did not fit to the data and the subsequent exploratory factor analysis suggested a three-factor solution (Daily Living, Education/Positive Attention and Discipline), accounting for 33.36% of the total variance. Cronbach’s alpha reliability was very good for the Total scale (α = .84), and acceptable-to-good for the three subscales (α range = .68 to .79). Preliminary evidence of validity was shown by weak positive correlations between children’s and family mealtime routines. Also, routines predicted children’s social skills. Differences were found in discipline routines between younger and older children. The results provide initial evidence that the Portuguese version of the CRQ:P is a promising assessment tool that can be used in clinical practice and future empirical research focused on preschool-age children’s routines.

摘要

本研究的目的是探索葡萄牙语版的儿童日常活动问卷：学前 (CRQ:P) 的心理测量特性，这是一种家长报告测量方法，旨在评估学龄前儿童的日常活动。参与者包括 208 名学龄前儿童的父母（M_年龄 = 3.97 岁；SD = 0.95; 53.4% 男孩）。父母还完成了家庭日常活动（进餐时间）和儿童社交技能的测量。验证性因素分析表明，原来的 CRQ:P 五因素结构与数据不吻合，随后的探索性因素分析提出了三因素解决方案（日常生活、教育/积极注意力和纪律），占 33.36%总方差。Cronbach 的 α 信度在总量表中非常好（α = .84），并且在三个分量表中为可接受到良好（α 范围 = .68 到 .79）。儿童和家庭用餐时间常规之间的弱正相关显示了有效性的初步证据。此外，惯例可以预测儿童的社交技能。年龄较小和年龄较大的儿童在纪律常规方面存在差异。