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, Volume 48, Issue 1, pp 111–125 | Cite as

Parenting Practices in Vietnam: An Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the PBS-S and PCS

  • Martijn Van HeelEmail author
  • Ba Tuan Vu
  • Guy Bosmans
  • Katja Petry
  • Dung Tien Hoang
  • Karla Van Leeuwen
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Abstract

Background

There has been an increase in externalizing problem behaviour in Vietnam over the last decade and parenting has been considered an important factor in the development of problem behaviour in adolescents in Western countries. However, few studies addressed parenting in a Vietnamese context, which may be due to the lack of a validated questionnaire.

Objective

The present study aims to translate and validate a Vietnamese version of the Parental Behavior Scale-Short form (PBS-S) and the Psychological Control Scale (PCS).

Method

We collected data from 529 Vietnamese parents (60% mothers; Mage = 39.50, SD = 5.25), who have children from 10 to 14 years old. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to investigate the factor structure of the combined parenting questionnaires. Afterwards, the subscales Emotional Symptoms, Conduct Problems, and Prosocial Behavior from the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire were used to establish criterion (i.e., convergent and divergent) validity.

Results

The combination of items of the PBS-S and PCS resulted in a six-factor structure representing the original six scales (PBS-S: Positive Parenting, Discipline, Punishment, Material Reward and Rule Setting; PCS: Psychological Control).

Conclusions

The Vietnamese version of the PBS-S and PCS proved to be valid and will be useful to investigate the perception of Vietnamese parents on their parenting behaviour and the association with psychosocial outcome measures in Vietnamese adolescents.

Keywords

Parenting Vietnam Validation study 
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Notes

Author Contributions

Martijn Van Heel and Ba Tuan Vu were involved in the conceptualization of the study. Dung Tien Hoang collected the data. Martijn Van Heel drafted the article and Ba Tuan Vu, Guy Bosmans, Katja Petry, and Karla Van Leeuwen revised the manuscript.

Compliance with Ethical Standards

Conflict of interest

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Access to Data

The corresponding author takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Faculty of Psychology and Educational SciencesKU LeuvenLouvainBelgium
  2. 2.Faculty of Psychology and PedagogyHanoi National University of EducationHanoiVietnam
  3. 3.Hai Duong Continued Education CentreHải DươngVietnam

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