Social comparison in parents of children with chronic conditions: Results from the Portuguese version of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure.

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dc.contributor.authorMendes, Teresa Paula Gameiro Pompeu
dc.contributor.authorCrespo, Carla Alexandra Mesquita
dc.contributor.authorBuunk, Abraham
dc.contributor.authorMarôco, João
dc.contributor.authorAustin, Joan
dc.contributor.institutionHEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionPsychology, Community & Health
dc.description.abstractThe Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM) is a measure for assessing individual differences in social comparison orientation. Despite the relevance of social comparison orientation in understanding adult patients' adjustment responses to chronic health conditions, the impact of parental social comparison processes in the context of chronic pediatric conditions remains unexplored. This study’s main goal was to examine the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the INCOM with parents of children with chronic health conditions. Method: Two samples of parents of children with chronic pediatric conditions (asthma, epilepsy, diabetes and obesity) were used (test sample, N = 301; validation sample, N = 192). Parents completed self-reported measures of social comparison orientation, anxiety and depression symptoms and neuroticism. Results: Regarding factorial validity, results supported the unidimensionality of a revised INCOM scale, comprised of nine items. Results also supported the reliability of the measure, and provided evidence of concurrent validity: parents with higher social comparison orientation presented more anxiety and depressive symptoms, and higher neuroticism scores, consistent with what was theoretically expected. Conclusion: This study opens an important door in the field of pediatric chronic conditions, supporting the relevance of examining parents’ social comparison differences in future research, and the utility of the INCOM in the assessment of those differences.pt
dc.description.statusNon peer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationMendes , T P G P , Crespo , C A M , Buunk , A , Marôco , J & Austin , J 2019 , ' Social comparison in parents of children with chronic conditions: Results from the Portuguese version of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure. ' , Default journal . https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v8i1.285
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v8i1.285
dc.identifier.issn1646-3730
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEdições Universitárias Lusófonas
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dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectPSICOLOGIA
dc.subjectPSICOMETRIA
dc.subjectPEDIATRIA
dc.subjectPAIS
dc.subjectINCOM
dc.subjectINCOM
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPSYCHOMETRICS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPAEDIATRICS
dc.titleSocial comparison in parents of children with chronic conditions: Results from the Portuguese version of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure.en
dc.typearticle

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