Psychometric properties of the Urdu translation of children's perception of Parents scale.

Objective: To translate and adapt the children's Perception of Parents Scale in Urdu language, and to determine its psychometric properties.

Methods: The study was conducted in schools from different areas of Karachi (such as Happy Palace Grammar School, Beacon Askari School, The Educators, and Clifton Grammar School) from October, 2017 to March, 2018. The first phase of the study was conducted from January, 2017 to September, 2017. In the first phase, Perception of Parents Scale children version was forward and backward translated in consultation with experts and a final version was prepared and its reliability was assessed through Cronbach's alpha and test-retest reliability. Construct validity was evaluated by using the Urdu versions of standardised scales. In the second phase, the Urdu version of the scale was administered on secondary school students aged 12-16 from October, 2017, to March, 2018, in different areas of the city. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.

Results: Of the758 subjects, 383(50.5%) were boys and 375(49.5%) were girls. The overall mean age was 13.57±1.24 years. Cronbach's alpha values for the four subscales were: mother involvement 0.592, mother autonomy support 0.777, father involvement 0.653, and father autonomy support 0.717. Test-retest values were 0.803, 0.791, 0.874, and 0.845 respectively.

Conclusions: The Urdu version of Perception of Parents Scale children version was found to be a reliable and valid instrument.