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The aim of this study was to elaborate a self-report instrument to evaluate dimensions of parental educational practices concerning adolescents. The sample was composed of 409 adolescents (57,9% women, with an average age of 16,52 years old), from which 298 provided complete protocols. Initially, 62 items were generated to evaluate different dimensions of parental practices. The underlying structure present in the set of items was evaluated using principal components analysis. Repeated analysis allowed an interpretable solution of 6 components for a set of 27 items, considering items with factor loadings greater than 0.35 in just one component. The identified components are listed below, together with the respective Cronbach alpha value of the correspondent scales: punitive control (0.73), behavioral supervision (0.77), responsibility demandingness (0.70), intrusiveness (0.67), emotional support (0.89) and autonomy granting (0.76). Therefore, the results show that it is possible to empirically distinguish more specific parental educational practices than the responsiveness and demandingness dimensions that are tipically mentioned in the literature. Moreover, the scales show different correlational patterns when some psychosocial development indicators are considered, suggesting that the effects over the development are also distinct.

O objetivo deste estudo foi elaborar um instrumento de auto-relato para avaliar dimensões de práticas educativas parentais em relação a adolescentes. Participaram do estudo 409 adolescentes (57,9%, com média de idade de 16,52 anos), dos quais 298 forneceram protocolos completos. Foram gerados inicialmente 62 itens para avaliar diversas dimensões de práticas parentais. A estrutura subjacente ao conjunto dos itens foi avaliada através de análises de componentes principais. Sucessivas análises permitiram chegar a uma solução interpretável de 6 componentes para um conjunto de 27 itens, onde cada item apresentou carga superior a 0,35 em apenas um componente. Os componentes identificados foram (e respectivos alpha de Cronbach das escalas correspondentes): controle punitivo (0,73), supervisão do comportamento (0,77), cobrança de responsabilidade (0,70), intrusividade (0,67), apoio emocional (0,89) e incentivo à autonomia (0,76). Os resultados mostram, portanto, que é possível distinguir empiricamente dimensões de práticas educativas parentais mais específicas que as dimensões de responsividade e exigência tipicamente mencionadas na literatura. Além disso, as escalas mostraram padrões de correlações diferenciados com alguns indicadores de desenvolvimento psicossocial na adolescência, sugerindo que seus efeitos sobre o desenvolvimento também são distintos.The aim of this study was to elaborate a self-report instrument to evaluate dimensions of parental educational practices concerning adolescents. The sample was composed of 409 adolescents (57,9% women, with an average age of 16,52 years old), from which 298 provided complete protocols. Initially, 62 items were generated to evaluate different dimensions of parental practices. The underlying structure present in the set of items was evaluated using principal components analysis. Repeated analysis allowed an interpretable solution of 6 components for a set of 27 items, considering items with factor loadings greater than 0.35 in just one component. The identified components are listed below, together with the respective Cronbach alpha value of the correspondent scales: punitive control (0.73), behavioral supervision (0.77), responsibility demandingness (0.70), intrusiveness (0.67), emotional support (0.89) and autonomy granting (0.76). Therefore, the results show that it is possible to empirically distinguish more specific parental educational practices than the responsiveness and demandingness dimensions that are tipically mentioned in the literature. Moreover, the scales show different correlational patterns when some psychosocial development indicators are considered, suggesting that the effects over the development are also distinct.