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 Table of Contents | Appendix C | Child Development Instruments | Parenting Instruments | Program Implementation and Quality Instruments

First Parenting Instrument 

Parenting, the Home Environment, and Parent Well-Being Instrumentsa

 

Instrument Screening or Assesment Domain Age Range Assessment Type Initial Material Cost Reliability Validity Norming Sample Ease of Administration & Scoring
C L S-E M O
Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory-2 S   X   X X 13+ years 3 2 3 3 3 2
Beck Anxiety Inventory S     X     17-80 years 3 1 3 3 2 2
Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition S     X     13-80 years 3 1 3 3 2 2
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale S     X     18+ years 3 1 2 3 1 2
Child Abuse Potential Inventory S   X X X   Unspecified 3 2 3 2 1 2
Composite International Diagnostic Interview A?     X     Adults 3 2 3 3 1 3
Conflict Tactics Scales, Parent-Child Version S   X       Unspecified 3 1 2 1 1 2
Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale S X         Unspecified 3 1 3 2 1 2
Early Head Start National Evaluation Questionnaires NA   X                    
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale S     X 16+ years 3 1 1 3 1 2
Family Environment Scale A X         Unspecified 3 3 3 1 2 2
Family Needs Scale S       X   Unspecified 3 1 3 2 1 2
Family Resource Scale S       X   Unspecified 3 1 3 3 1 2
Family Support Scale S       X   Unspecified 3 1 2 2 1 2
Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment S X X       0-3 years 2,3 1 2 2 1 2
Infant-Toddler and Family Instrument S X X     X 6-47 months 1,2 1 1 1 1 3
Kempe Family Stress Inventory S   X       Unspecified 1 1 3 2 1 3
Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory S   X       Unspecified 1 1 3 2 1 3
Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scales A   X       0-36 months 2 2 3 2 2 3
Parenting Stress Index S   X       0-12 months 1 2 3 3 2 3
Support Functions Scale S       X   Unspecified 3 1 2 2 1 2
KEY
Domains
H = Home environment
P = Parenting, parent-child relationship
PE = Parent mental health
F = Family functioning, support
O = Other
Assessment Type
1 = Direct assessment
2 = Observation
3 = Parent/ self report
Initial Material Cost
1 = Under $100
2 = $100 to $200
3 = More than $200
Reliability
1 = None described
2 = Under .65
3 = .65 or higher
Validity
1 = None described
2 = Under .5 for concurrent; under .4 for predictive
3 = .5 or higher for concurrent; .4 or higher for predictive
Validity
1 = None described
2 = Under .5 for concurrent; under .4 for predictive
3 = .5 or higher for concurrent; .4 or higher for predictive
Norming sample
1 = None described
2 = Older than 15 years, not nationally representative or representative of EHS population
3 = Normed within past 15 years, nationally representative or representative of EHS population
Ease of administration and scoring
1 = Not described
2 = Self-administered or administered and scored by someone with basic clerical skills
3 = Administered and scored by a highly trained individual
 
a The information included in this table was drawn from the manuals or other resources available from the authors and publishers of the instruments. Individual users may have different experiences. (back)


 

 

 Table of Contents | Appendix C | Child Development Instruments | Parenting Instruments | Program Implementation and Quality Instruments

First Parenting Instrument