Abstract

The Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) is a widely used instrument to assess parenting practices. Recent studies show positive psychometric qualities and a robust factorial structure of a brief form. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of this brief form with parental figures of children from two to six years old in Chile. Participants were parental figures, mainly mothers, from a sample of 558 boys and girls from 2 to 6 years old. The confirmatory factor analysis showed a good adjustment for the factor (positive reinforcement, parental involvement, disciplinary inconsistency and punitive practices) proposed four-factor structure. Disciplinary inconsistency, punitive practice and positive reinforcement were related to disadaptative behavior in children. Overall, results support the use of Alabama's brief form in the assessment of parental practices in Chilean preschoolers' families.