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Child Engagement Questionnaire (CEQ)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesThe Child Engagement Questionnaire (CEQ) measures the engagement of young children. Adults who know the child well complete the questionnaire. CEQ has 32 items on a four-point scale (1 not at all typical, 2 somewhat typical, 3 typical, 4 very typical). CEQ focuses on four domains: competence,…Challenging Situations Task (CST)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesThe Challenging Situations Task (CST) is designed to assess a child's affective and behavioral responses when presented with hypothetical peer situations. The design of this instrument consists of the presentation of pictures of a particular situations, accompanied by verbal descriptions. Children…Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI) is a self-report instrument that measures the level of burden that principal caregivers experience. Originally developed for caregivers of persons with dementia, ZBI is now used with various types of caregivers, including parents of children with health, behavioral,…Family Empowerment Scale (FES)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Family Empowerment Scale (FES) measures empowerment in families whose children have emotional disabilities. The 34 items of the FES questionnaire focus on the level of empowerment (with respect to the family, service system, and larger community and political environment) and the way…Adult Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2.1)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Adult Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2.1) is a 40-item self-reporting inventory that measures parental behaviors and is commonly used to assess the risk of child abuse and neglect. The AAPI-2.1 provides five subscales: expectations of children, parental empathy towards children's needs,…Alabama Parenting Questionnaire
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe 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…CARE-Index
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe CARE-Index is an observation instrument that measures mother-child interaction and is designed for children ages birth to 2 years. The instrument, which requires a short videotaped play interaction, provides sensitivity, control and unresponsiveness subscales for mothers and cooperativeness,…Caregiver Interaction Scale
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Caregiver Interaction Scale (CIS) is an instrument that measures parent and caregiver behaviors and interactions with children. The instrument consists of 26 items focused on sensitivity, harshness, detachment, and permissiveness. CIS was created in 1989 at the University of North Carolina…Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS) is a system that assesses parent-child interactions. The instrument can be used to measure ongoing progress as well as pre- and post-treatment outcomes. The DPICS can be completed in under an hour without video equipment.Emotional Availability Scales
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Emotional Availability Scales (EA Scales) measures the quality of parent-child or adult-child interactions. Emotional availability refers to “the adult’s ‘receptive presence’ to the child’s emotional signals” (Biringen and Easterbrooks, 2012). Created by Dr. Zeynep Biringen, Ph.D., in 1987, the…Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI) is a self-reporting instrument that measures nine parenting domains: social support, problem-solving, depression, personal care, mobilizing resources, role satisfaction, parent/child interaction, home environment, and parenting efficacy. The…Keys to Interactive Parenting Scale (KIPS)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Keys to Interactive Parenting Scale (KIPS) is an observation-based instrument that assesses parent-child interaction during play. The instrument has been rated “A-Reliability and Validity Demonstrated” by California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse and recommended by Parents As Teachers, Healthy…Parent Behavior Checklist
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent Behavior Checklist (PBC) is a self-reporting instrument designed for parents with children 1-4 years years old. The instrument, which only takes 10-20 minutes to complete, provides expectations, nurturing, and discipline subscales.Parent Success Indicator (PSI)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent Success Indicator (PSI) is a self-reporting instrument that assess parental behavior, specifically related to communication, use of time, teaching, frustration, satisfaction, and information needs. The PSI is designed for parents with children 10-14 years of age and offers a child survey…Parent Reading Belief Inventory (PRBI)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent Reading Belief Inventory (PRBI) is a self-reporting instrument that assess parents' beliefs about the frequency, quality, and importance of their child's literacy activities. The 42-item instrument provides seven subscales: positive affect, verbal participation, resources, teaching…Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) is an instrument for parents to assess their relationship with their children. The instrument, which contains 78 items, has been standardized on over 1,100 parents in the United States.Parent-Infant Relational Assessment Tool (PIRAT)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent-Infant Relational Assessment Tool (PIRAT) is an observation instrument that rates parent-child interactions for children ages birth to 2 years. The PIRAT measures optimal parental behavior and can be used as a risk assessment by health professionals. The instrument was developed as part…Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO™) is an observation instrument that covers four parenting behavior domains: affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching. The instrument is designed for children from 10 months to 4 years old…Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC) is a self-reporting instrument that measures and assesses parent self-efficacy. The instrument, designed for parents with children birth-17 years of age, was originally developed by Gibaud-Wallston and Wandersman (1978) with skill knowledge and value…The Cleminshaw-Guidubaldi Parent Satisfaction Scale
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Cleminshaw-Guidubaldi Parent Satisfaction Scale is a 50-item self-reporting instrument that measures satisfaction with child-rearing skills. The instrument, which is designed for parents with children birth-18 years of age, contains five subscales: spouse support, child-parent relationship,…The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Parent Education Data Collection System
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Cornell Cooperative Extension Parent Education Data Collection System is a tool used for Cornell Cooperative Extension parenting education classes. Items on the pre- and post- surveys are taken from national surveys such as the Three Cities Study and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to…The Home Observation Measurement of the Environment-Short Form (HOME-SF)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Home Observation Measurement of the Environment-Short Form (HOME-SF) is an observation instrument commonly used to measure the home environment of children ages birth to 15 years old. The HOME-SF is an abridged version of the HOME inventory, which is twice the length, and contains mother…Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy (TOPSE)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesThe Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy (TOPSE) is a UK-developed instrument that assesses six parenting domains: emotion and affection, play and enjoyment, empathy and understanding, control, discipline and boundary setting, pressures of parenting self-acceptance and learning and knowledge…University of Idaho Survey of Parenting Practice (UISPP)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe University of Idaho Survey of Parenting Practice (UISPP) is a self-reporting instrument that parents can complete to measure the effect of a parenting education program. The UISPP was created for the purpose of the "Parents as Teachers" program and assesses the knowledge, confidence, skills,…Parent Education Profile (PEP)
Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent Education Profile (PEP) is a 75-item observation instrument that measures 15 subdomains. The instrument, which is designed for children from birth to 8 years old, measures parents' behavior related to children's literacy skills.