Estrutura dimensional da versão Brasileira do instrumento s-EMBU para aferição de práticas educativas parentais em adolescentes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the dimensional structure of the s-EMBU, used to measure parental educational practices in adolescents. The sample included 487 students from Greater Metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2013. Mean age was 14 years, and 47% were girls. The original dimensional structure was assessed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The study also applied exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). CFA adjustment was unsatisfactory. In light of the ESEM, the most parsimonious solution concerned the three-factor model (RMSEA = 0.03, CFI = 0.97, and TLI = 0.96), but various items in the overprotection dimension showed higher factor loads in the rejection dimension. The items in the rejection and emotional warmth dimensions proved more appropriate. In Brazil, s-EMBU partially captures the proposed dimensions for measuring parental educational practices in adolescents. Emotional warmth had its dimensional structure confirmed, but rejection and especially overprotection require further refinement.