Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2010. Vol. Vol. 22 (nº 1). 151-156
Manuel Gámez-Guadix, Izaskun Orue*, Esther Calvete*, José Antonio Carrobles, Marina Muñoz-Rivas y Carmen Almendros
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid y * Universidad de Deusto
La Disciplina Parental constituye un aspecto fundamental de las prácticas de crianza que incluye las conductas de los padres y madres dirigidas a corregir el comportamiento inadecuado del menor y a lograr su obediencia. En el presente estudio se analizó en una muestra de 1.097 estudiantes universitarios la estructura interna del Inventario de Dimensiones de Disciplina (DDI), un instrumento multidimensional diseñado para evaluar un amplio rango de estrategias disciplinarias. Los resultados obtenidos apoyan la estructura en nueve factores propuesta originalmente por los autores del DDI, agrupados en cuatro componentes de segundo orden. Para estudiar la validez convergente se examinó la relación entre los diferentes tipos de disciplina y la presencia de abuso físico en la infancia. Finalmente, se discuten las posibles aplicaciones del DDI y se concluye que es un instrumento útil para evaluar las prácticas disciplinarias empleadas por las figuras parentales.
Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Dimensions of Discipline Inventory (DDI) in university students. Discipline is a central aspect of parenting that includes the behaviors that parents use to correct children’s misbehavior or to achieve their compliance. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Dimensions of Discipline Inventory (DDI), a multidimensional instrument to measure parental discipline, in a sample of 1097 Spanish university students. Results support the 9-factor structure originally proposed by the DDI authors, clustered in four second-order scales. In order to analyze the convergent validity, the relationship between the types of parental discipline and the presence of physical abuse in childhood were examined. Lastly, practical applications of the DDI were discussed and it was concluded that this instrument is a useful tool to assess the disciplinary techniques used by parents.