Validity and Reliability of a Measurement Instrument for Digital on Mediation and Parenting Style

Abstract

This article discusses the validity and reliability of an instrument for survey research assessment purposes. All the items were built based on studies of theories and literature obtained locally and internationally. The research results reveal seven important dimensions in implementing digital parenting on children's development through active mediation, restrictive mediation, co-viewing, supervision, and authoritarian, authoritative and permissive parenting styles. Three experts were involved as evaluators of external validity, face validity and content validity. Apart from these, instrument reliability was measured using Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency methods, which fell between 0.7 and 0.9. Meanwhile, quantitative measurement methods through a preliminary analysis by performing the Kaiser-Mayer Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett’s test of sphericity were applied to evaluate each item and to determine whether it needed to be retained or dropped. This approach allows expulsion of items that do not follow the requirements based on the diagnosis. The final result of the analysis showed that 8 out of 70 items needed to be eliminated, while the rest of the 62 items were suitable to measure the two constructs, digital parental mediation and digital parenting style. A pilot study was conducted on 38 respondents who were parents with children aged six months to five years old at Taska dan Tadika Al-Fateh Sinar Genius, Putrajaya. Research results show that all the items built have fulfilled the measurement characteristics of an instrument, and can be used as a measurement tool in implementing digital parenting for children development.