Assessing parental family education competency: A multiaspect situational judgment test approach

Based on the cognitive‐affective‐behavioral response model (CABR model) and practical intelligence theory, we constructed a multiaspect and multidimension theoretical framework to understand parental family education competency (PFEC) and described the validation of an 18‐story situational judgment test. Most PFEC assessments have focused only on parental sense of family education competency, with a lack of research based on the CABR model and practical intelligence theory under context‐activated situational judgment tests. We used three samples ( N 1  = 541; N 2  = 407; N 3  = 354) to validate the “Cognitive‐Emotional‐Behavioral” Multidimensional Family Education Situational Judgment Test (“C‐E‐B” MFESJT) as a three‐aspect and three‐dimension structure, and tested the validation and reliability of “C‐E‐B” MFESJT through confirmatory factor analysis, network analysis, correlation analysis, t tests and one‐way analyses of variance. The results indicated that the factor structure of the three aspects was consistent with the assessment framework. The “C‐E‐B” MFESJT demonstrated good internal consistency (αs = .776–.865) and composite reliabilities (.70–.768), as well as good criterion validity and demographic characteristics. The “C‐E‐B” MFESJT is a context‐activated assessment tool that can contribute to parenting research and practical application.