Engaging Parents And Families To Support The Recovery Of Districts And Schools
Category: Families and Communities
The Alabama Parenting Questionnaire is a 42-item self-reporting instrument that focuses on positive involvement with children, supervision and monitoring, use of positive discipline techniques, consistency in the use of discipline, and corporal punishment use. The instrument, designed for parents with children 6-18 years of age, can be used for pre- and post-treatment and is offered in both English and Spanish.
Access and Use
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research
Barnard, A. D., Adelson, J. L., & Pössel, P. (2017). Associations between perceived teaching behaviours and affect in upper elementary school students. Early Child Development and Care, 187(11), 1795-1808. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1190921
Donnelly, R., Renk, K., & McKinney, C. (2013). Emerging adults’ stress and health: The role of parent behaviors and cognitions. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 44(1), 19-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-012-0309-y
Martel, M. M., Nikolas, M., Jernigan, K., Friderici, K., & Nigg, J. T. (2012). Diversity in pathways to common childhood disruptive behavior disorders. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40(8), 1223-1236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9646-3
McRae, E. M., Stoppelbein, L., O’Kelley, S. E., Fite, P., & Greening, L. (2018). Predicting internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children with ASD: evaluation of a contextual model of parental factors. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(4), 1261-1271. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3368-x
Randolph, K. A., & Radey, M. (2011). Measuring parenting practices among parents of elementary school-age youth. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(1), 88-97. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731509353048
Psychometrics
Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References
Elgar, F. J., Waschbusch, D. A., Dadds, M. R., & Sigvaldason, N. (2007). Development and validation of a short form of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16(2), 243-259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9082-5
