Psychometric Characteristics of the Parenting Scale in a Head Start Population

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 514-524

  Reitman, David ^a   Currier, Rebecca O ^b   Hupp, Stephen D A ^b   Rhode, Paula C ^b   Murphy, Molly A ^b   O'Callaghan, Patrick M ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035650720     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3004_08     Document Type: Article

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