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. 2023 Aug 24:14:1243400.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1243400. eCollection 2023.

Child self-care autonomy in health (scale for parents): development, internal structure, and sex/age correlates

Oxana Mikhaylova  1   2 , Anastasia Bochkor  3   4 , Polina Osipova  5   6 , Denis Popov  7 , Maria Chepeleva  8 , Evgenia Rybakova  7
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Child self-care autonomy in health (scale for parents): development, internal structure, and sex/age correlates

Oxana Mikhaylova et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Autonomy in self-care practices in the health sphere is a critical characteristic for the survival of humans throughout the life span. Notably, however, the current literature lacks psychometrically sound instruments that measure this phenomenon among children without diagnosed chronic health conditions. The purpose of the present exploratory study was to develop, test, and provide data regarding the reliability and validity of the Child Self-Care Autonomy in Health (CSAH) scale. The piloted version of the CSAH yielded an 11-item instrument designed to reflect the parent's perspective in measuring the extent of autonomy in self-care actions related to health for a child, whether diagnosed with a chronic illness or not. Data were collected through an online survey of a non-random sample of Russian-speaking parents currently residing in Russia (N = 349). The analysis focused on scale structure via principal component analysis and age/sex associations. The proposed CSAH may be of interest to social workers, health professionals, and parents seeking to ascertain schoolers' autonomy in self-care practices in the health sphere and support building a stronger self-care mindset.

Keywords: autonomy; autonomy development; children; parent–child relationships; scaling; self-care autonomy in health.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
CSAH development process.
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Scree plot for principal component analysis on CSAH.
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Figure 3
Percentage distributions for CSAH by educational level. y-axis = %. x-axis = points per CSAH in relation to education level.
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Figure 4
Percentage distributions for CSAH by sex. y-axis = %, x-axis = points per CSAH in relation to sex.
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