Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Child and Family Studies, cilt.35, sa.1, ss.275-284, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
In this study, the Effective Limit Setting Behavior Scale for Parents was developed to assess parents’ effective limit-setting behaviors and its psychometric properties were examined through validity and reliability analyses. The research was conducted in two independent stages. In the first stage, preliminary validity and reliability analyses were carried out, while in the second stage, confirmatory analyses were performed. The first study included 255 parents and the second study included 330 parents of typically developing children aged 36–72 months who were public or private preschool institutions in Ankara, Turkey and had no medical diagnosis. For content validity, expert opinions were obtained, while Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was conducted to examine construct validity. The PCA results yielded a four-factor structure consisting of 34 items, which explained 41.641% of the total variance. The factors were labeled as the Emotional Battering Approach, Explanatory Approach, Compromising Approach, and Preventive Approach. The reliability of the scores obtained from these factors was tested using Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, which ranged between.66 and.80, indicating acceptable to good internal consistency. In the second study, the structure identified through PCA was further tested with Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and the findings supported the construct validity of the scale. Based on the results, the Effective Limit Setting Behavior Scale for Parents can be considered a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the limit-setting behaviors of parents with children aged 36–72 months.