Validation of the Brief Version of the Co-parenting Relationship Scale in Chilean Parents
摘要
Coparenting is a crucial aspect of family dynamics, involving adults sharing childcare-related roles and requiring negotiation and mutual support to promote child well-being. Coparenting Relationship Scale developed by Feinberg et al. (2012) is a self-report instrument designed to measure the quality of coparenting relationship. The goal of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Coparenting Relationship Scale-Brief (CRS-B) in a sample of Chilean mothers and fathers. A total of 434 Chilean parents (247 mothers and 187 fathers) from two different research projects completed surveys that includes the questionnaire. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were conducted to determine the factor structure of the CRS-B. The findings revealed a four-factor structure comprising coparental endorsement, coparental disagreement, coparental support, and coparental conflict. Invariance analyses confirmed that this structure is consistent across parent gender, with configurational and metric invariance stablished for mothers and fathers. The full scale showed good internal consistency. Additionally, higher CRS-B scores were associated with lower parental depressive symptoms. The validation of CRS-B provides a valuable instrument for assessing coparenting dynamics in Chilean families, facilitating research on family processes and child-rearing in Latin American contexts.