Volume-XII, Issue-V, September 2026 |
Development and Validation of a Scale Measuring Home-Based Parental Involvement in Adolescents' Academic Activities P. Phavalam, Research Scholar, Dept. of Social Work, M. S. Chellamuthu Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India Dr. D. Janet Vasantha Kumari, Research Supervisor, Department of Social Work, M. S. Chellamuthu Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
Received: 11.07.2026 | Accepted: 25.07.2026 | Published Online: 30.09.2026 | Page No: 158-180 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.05W.382 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
Background: The growing academic pressures, due to the increasing social competition, have made Parental Involvement (PI) a critical variable influencing the academic achievement and mental health status of adolescents within the Indian socio-cultural scenario. However, the existing measurement devices have been constructed using the western perspective and self-reports by the parents, with little consideration for adolescents’ perspective in the Indian scenario. Problem: No validated multi-dimensional scale for measuring Home-Based Parental Involvement in the academic activity of adolescents in India, especially Madurai. Method: This study was conducted to propose a PI scale from the viewpoint of adolescents at home. The initial pool of 82 items was developed based on the available literature and models of PI and EST. Secondary school students studying in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, n=800 took part in the research via the survey method. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) models using the SPSS 27 and AMOS 23 software were applied for validating the proposed factor structure. Also, reliability and concurrent validity analysis of the instrument was carried out. Results: The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value of 0.912 and the results of Bartlett's test of sphericity (χ² = 17315.592, p < 0.001) indicated the adequacy of the data for factor analysis. The six-factor structure was proven with EFA and CFA. The extracted factors accounted for 33.45% of the total variance. The reliability values ranged from 0.698 to 0.754. Moreover, significant positive correlations were identified between PI, psychological well-being (r = 0.418, p < 0.01) and academic performance (r = 0.302, p < 0.01). Conclusion: It can be seen from the outcomes that the developed scale is reliable, valid as well as culture-specific tool to measure home-based PI in the context of adolescent academics. | ||
Keywords: Home-based Parental Involvement, Adolescents, Scale development, Validation, Psychological well-being, and Academic Performance. |