Parent or Family Behavior/Functioning
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
- Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)
- Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
- Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ)
What it Measures
Screening for depression/anxiety symptoms in postpartum women in outpatient, home visiting settings, or at the 6 –8 week postpartum examination.
Minimum Age
12
Maximum Age
99
Domains/Subscales
N/A
Number of Items
10
Free or Cost
Free
Website for More Information
Reviewer Notes
What it Measures
Parental self-efficacy.
Minimum Age
12
Maximum Age
99
Domains/Subscales
Parental self-efficacy. Overall measure of parenting sense of competency and two sub-scales measuring parental satisfaction and parental self-efficacy
Number of Items
17, with 2 sub scales
Free or Cost
Free
Website for More Information
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/sps/documents/c-change/parenting-sense-of-competence-scale.pdf
Reviewer Notes
What it Measures
Parent’s stress.
Minimum Age
12
Maximum Age
99
Domains/Subscales
Parent Domain
-Competence
-Isolation
-Attachment
-Health
-Role Restriction
-Depression
-Spouse
Child Domain
-Distractibility-Hyperactivity
-Adaptability
-Reinforces Parent
-Demandingness
-Mood
-Acceptability
Number of Items
18
Free or Cost
$
Website for More Information
https://www.parinc.com/Products/Pkey/333
Reviewer Notes
Later corresponding version created for use with adolescents: Stress Index for Parenting Adolescents (SIPA): http://www4.parinc.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=SIPA
What it Measures
Parent’s perception of their own parenting style.
Minimum Age
12
Maximum Age
99
Domains/Subscales
3 Parenting Styles
-Authoritarian
-Authoritative
-Permissive
Subfactors
-Connection/Warmth and Support
-Regulation/Reasoning
-Autonomy Granting
-Physical Coercion
-Verbal Hostility
-Non-Reasoning/Punitive
-Indulgence
Number of Items
32
Free or Cost
Free
Website for More Information
Info can be obtained from the author (Clyde_Robinson@byu.edu)
Reviewer Notes
(each parent can report on self and other parent)