Evaluación Multi-Informante del Ajuste Psicológico Infantil: Rol de la Edad, Sexo y Aceptación-Rechazo Parental

• Eva Izquierdo-Sotorrío ^[1] ; Francisco Pablo Holgado-Tello ^[2] ; Miguel Ángel Carrasco ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad a Distancia de Madrid

     Universidad a Distancia de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad Nacional a Distancia de Madrid (UNED)
• Localización: Revista iberoamericana de diagnóstico y evaluación psicológica, ISSN 1135-3848, ISSN-e 2183-6051, Vol. 3, Nº 77, 2025, págs. 135-148
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.21865/RIDEP77.3.11
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Multi-Informant Assessment of Children’s Psychological Adjustment: The Role of Age, Gender, and Parental Acceptance-Rejection
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  • español

    El ajuste psicológico infantil está influenciado por la aceptación-rechazo parental y la perspectiva de diferentes informantes. Este estudio explora cómo la edad y el sexo moderan el efecto del informante (adolescente, madre y padre) y su validez incremental en la evaluación del ajuste psicológico infantil. Participaron 678 menores de 9 a 17 años (M=12.52; DT=1.81), junto con sus padres y madres, quienes completaron el Cuestionario de Aceptación-Rechazo Parental y el CBCL/YSR. Se realizaron análisis de invarianza y regresiones jerárquicas. Los resultados muestran que la edad incide en la variación sistemática entre informantes y en la combinación óptima para mejorar la predicción. En niños y niñas mayores, la combinación padre-madre o padre-hijo optimiza la predicción del ajuste psicológico a partir del rechazo parental. En los más pequeños, las madres predicen mejor los problemas exteriorizados y los padres los interiorizados.

  • English

    Child psychological adjustment is influenced by parental acceptance-rejection and the perspective of different informants. This study explores how children’s age and gender moderate the effect of informant (adolescent, mother, father) and its incremental validity in assessing adjustment. A total of 678 children (60% girls) aged 9–17 (M=12.52, SD=1.81) and their parents completed the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire and the CBCL/YSR. Invariance analyses and hierarchical regressions were conducted. Results show that age affects informant systematic variation and the optimal combination for prediction. Among older children, combining father-mother or father-child best predicts adjustment based on parental rejection. For younger children, mothers alone are the best informants for externalizing problems, while fathers alone are best for internalizing problems.

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