Shahid Beheshti University Journal of Family Research 1735-8442 13 1 2017 08 23 The Factor Structure and Validity of the Persian Version of the Baumrind Parenting Style Inventory The Factor Structure and Validity of the Persian Version of the Baumrind Parenting Style Inventory 91 108 97546 FA Asghar Minaei Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology & Education, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Tehran Sepideh Nikzad Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology & Education, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Tehran Journal Article 2016 08 21 In this study, the factor structure and validity of the Persian version of the Baumrind parenting style inventory were evaluated among 576 mothers of elementary school students in Tehran who had been selected through multistage cluster sampling method. This study is, due to its subject and purposes a descriptive study based on psychometric methods. The factor structure of the inventory was tested by AMOS software based on the fitting and modification indicators in the confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that all items of the parenting style inventory except the items of 24, 8, 13, 18, assess the previously determined factors of the inventory, and that the inventory’s questions have a relatively good validity. Also, stratified alpha was used to calculate the reliability of the whole inventory, and Guttman coefficient was utilized to calculate the reliability of subscales. The outcomes indicated that the inventory and its subscales possess a relatively good reliability. In this study, the factor structure and validity of the Persian version of the Baumrind parenting style inventory were evaluated among 576 mothers of elementary school students in Tehran who had been selected through multistage cluster sampling method. This study is, due to its subject and purposes a descriptive study based on psychometric methods. The factor structure of the inventory was tested by AMOS software based on the fitting and modification indicators in the confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that all items of the parenting style inventory except the items of 24, 8, 13, 18, assess the previously determined factors of the inventory, and that the inventory’s questions have a relatively good validity. Also, stratified alpha was used to calculate the reliability of the whole inventory, and Guttman coefficient was utilized to calculate the reliability of subscales. The outcomes indicated that the inventory and its subscales possess a relatively good reliability. https://jfr.sbu.ac.ir/article_97546_9eb2bbc64fa75b3089a4c4d73f51bcd3.pdf