# Validation of the parent version of the inventory of school attendance problems (ISAP-P)

## TL;DR

This study validates a parent version of a tool to assess school attendance problems, finding it has acceptable reliability but needs further testing.

## Contribution

The study introduces and validates the parent version of the Inventory of School Attendance Problems (ISAP-P).

## Key findings

- The ISAP-P model with 49 items and 13 factors showed acceptable fit in a sample of 296 participants.
- Correlations with other measures supported convergent and discriminant validity, but no link to school absences was found.
- Parent and child versions showed expected correlations, but some scales had low agreement between raters.

## Abstract

This study presents the validation of the parent version of the Inventory of School Attendance Problems (ISAP-P), which assesses a broad spectrum of symptoms associated with school attendance problems. A model with 49 items loading on 13 factors derived from the child version showed an acceptable fit (N = 296). Correlations with other measures indicated convergent and discriminant validity of the scales, but associations with the extent of school absences were not detected. Concordant scales of the child vs. parent version were correlated in the expected directions, but some scales showed low interrater agreement. Albeit these initial results support the validity of the ISAP parent version, further studies on its psychometric properties as well as on children's and parents diverging views on SAPs are needed.