Adapting an established measure of supervision for beach settings. Is the parent supervision attributes profile questionnaire reliable?

Abstract

The Parent Supervision Attributes Profile Questionnaire (PSAPQ), developed to measure aspects of caregiver supervision and protectiveness and previously applied within playgrounds and in the home, was modified for implementation in a beach setting. To assess the test–retest reliability of the PSAPQ beach modification (PSAPQ-BEACH), 20 caregivers completed the PSAPQ-BEACH twice, over a mean interval of 18 days (range 10–24). The test–retest reliability and internal consistency of the PSAPQ-BEACH scores were compared to those of the PSAPQ. All scores on the PSAPQ-BEACH were higher than the PSAPQ, providing evidence that the questionnaire remains reliable after its adaptation to beach settings.

Keywords:

• parental supervision
• questionnaire
• children
• methodological approaches

Acknowledgements

Lauren Petrass was funded by an NHMRC Public Health Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Caroline Finch was funded by an NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship. Dr Peta White provided comments on a draft version of the article.