The Impacts of Problem Parenting on College Student Mental Health: A Pilot Study

ABSTRACT

This study validated a scale to explore family dynamics on a continuum of problematic to positive parenting practices that are believed to relate to college student distress and well-being. A two-factor scale was revealed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis with each factor demonstrating good internal reliability and convergent validity with another validated scale. The new scale better predicted college student mental health and well-being when considered with the frequently used Adverse Childhood Experience Scale (ACES).

KEYWORDS:

• ACES
• college student mental health
• family distress
• parenting

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).