Medición de la Sensibilidad del Adulto con Niños de 6 a 36 Meses de Edad: Construcción y Análisis Preliminares de la Escala de Sensibilidad del Adulto, E.S.A

• Autores: María Pía Santelices Álvarez, Claudia Carvacho, Chamarrita Farkas Klein, Francisca León, Francisca Galleguillos, Erika Himmel
• Localización: Terapia psicológica, ISSN 0718-4808, ISSN-e 0716-6184, Vol. 30, Nº. 3, 2012, págs. 19-29
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.4067/S0718-48082012000300003
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Adult sensitivity assessment in Interaction with 6-36 Months old Children: Design and Preliminary Analyses of Adult sensitivity scale
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• Resumen
  • español

    La sensibilidad del adulto ha sido ampliamente estudiada en la primera infancia, por asociarse a un vínculo de apego seguro con el niño(a). Existen diferentes instrumentos de medición de este constructo, principalmente a través de métodos observacionales. La mayoría de ellos requiere un contexto experimental o extensa capacitación. El objetivo del presente estudio es crear un nuevo instrumento para medir la sensibilidad en adultos significativos para el niño(a) de 6 a 36 meses de edad, de manera simple, denominado Escala de Sensibilidad del Adulto, E.S.A. Se evalúa una breve interacción de juego libre, la cual es filmada y codificada. A continuación se presenta el proceso de construcción del instrumento, sus propiedades psicométricas, el análisis de concordancia interjuez y la confiabilidad. Se analiza una muestra de 99 díadas adulto significativo-niño(a) y se concluye que la E.S.A. presenta muy adecuadas propiedades psicométricas y puede ser utilizada en diferentes contextos familiar, educacional o instituciones.

  • English

    The adult sensitivity has been extensively studied in early childhood, for it is associated with a secure attachment bond with the child. Different sensitivity measuring instruments have been developed, primarily through observational methods. Most of them require extensive training or a complex experimental s setting. The aim of this study is to develop a new instrument to assess sensitivity in adult caretaker of children aged 6 to 36 months, with few requirements for its use. The context of measurement involved a brief free-play interaction, which is filmed and encoded. The instrument was applied to a sample of 99 significant adult-child dyads and the videos analyzed with a rubric for each sensitivity indicator. Results show that the instrument has adequate psychometric properties and can be used in different familiar, educational or institutional contexts.

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