Instruments on Parental Alienation Assessment: a Systematic Literature Review

Authors

  • Quele de Souza Gomes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Lais Daniela Passig da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Jaíne Foletto Silveira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Roberto Moraes Cruz Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Mauro Luís Vieira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/ctc.2020.133.11

Abstract

Parental alienation refers to a set of behaviors emitted, consciously or unconsciously, by one of the parents, to prevent the child's relationship with the other parent. The aim of this article was to analyze, based on a systematic literature review, the quality of the psychological instruments adopted in research on parental alienation. For this, Pubmed, PsycoINFO, Scielo, Scopus and Web of Science database were consulted. This review included empirical articles published between 1986 and 2019. The selection of articles was carried out by two independent judges. 184 articles were retrieved. Of these, 17 were analyzed. As for the psychometric properties, all studies presented satisfactory evidence of accuracy. However, only six instruments showed evidence of validity based on the internal structure or evidence of validity based on relationships with external variables. Since parental alienation is a complex phenomenon and most of the instruments identified did not provide enough information for their use in the professional context, it is important to invest in initiatives that qualify the instruments in this area.

Author Biography

Quele de Souza Gomes, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Psicóloga, Especialista em Planejamento e Gestão da Inovação Tecnológica, Mestre em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento, Doutoranda em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento (UFSC), docente do curso de Psicologia da Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL).

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Published

2021-03-15

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2020): Set-Dez

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