VALIDATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR EVALUATION OF ATTACHMENT IN CHILEAN’S INFANTS

Description

Aims: to adapt and validar an instrument that mother - son evaluates attachment for his application in the diada to 6 months in communes of the sector South - orientates of Santiago. Method: the process of validation consisted in: 1) The selection of the instrument across an extensive bibliographical review, there being selected the "Scale of Massie-Campbell's Attachment"; 2) The adjustment of the instrument to the language and culture places; 3) HU validation as for Appearance Constructo and Content across a committee reviser of experts; 4) It field tries the instrument; 5) Evaluation of reliability across the Inter-observant analysis of conformity for Wilcoxon Signed-Rank's method Test for Difference in Medians. Results: there was achieved the final version of the Scale of adapted, modified Massie-Campbell and validada in appearance, constructo and content. Reliability  evaluated across the Inter-observant analysis of conformity for Wilcoxon Signed-Rank's methodTestfor Difference in Medians. Conformity was confirmed in five of seven observed conducts. Concomitantemente developed a Manual and Mini manual* his use. Conclusion: the adjustment and validation of appearance was realized, constructo and content of an instrument for the measurement of attachment in Chilean's infants, fulfilling with all the necessary stages described in the literature for the validation of an instrument of typical these. In view of the important of the topic; this scale will allow the detection and precocious intervention of upset bosses of attachment, which according to the evidence has demonstrated to be the most e ective method among the interventions in attachment.