Coder Impressions Inventory-Original and Addendum
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Abstract
The Coder Impressions Inventory (CII) is an adaptation
of several impression scales from the Oregon Social Learning Center,
including the Observer Impressions Inventory (Capaldi & Patterson,
1989). This measure is based on the observer's overall impressions
of the parent, child and their interactions. It is designed to collect
information on the family, which may be missed by strictly defined
microanalytic observational procedures or by global ratings. The
measure consists of 59 items and a 6-item addendum, both of which
are completed at the same time.
Questions in the measure focus on describing the interactions between
the mother and the child during the visit, and ask the interviewer
to describe the parent or family. These questions are generally
scored on a response scale of 1 to 3, where 1=did not occur, 2=one
example, and 3=multiple examples. Summary type questions ask for
an overall summary of the child's conduct during the observation
(on a scale of 0 to 6, with 0=spectacular and 6=awful), percentages
of time (on a scale of 0%-100%), and whether the family looked like
they needed intervention (on a scale of 0 to 4, with 0=definitely
and 4=not at all).
The questions that come from the addendum are completed after the
main inventory is completed. These six questions summarize the parent's
behavior with the child. All six questions use the same response
scale as with the main inventory for coder impressions, where 0=no
basis, 1=did not occur, 2=one example, and 3=multiple examples.
There are six subscales for this measure. Items for the main inventory
as well as for the addendum comprise the subscales. All of these
subscales are mean scores that are based on factor analysis or are
theoretically derived. Three of the subscales were normally distributed
for both the normative and control samples, two scales were positively
skewed for both samples and one scale was normally distributed for
the normative sample but was negatively skewed for the control sample.
Analysts should note that in a technical report on the year 2 data
for this measure, the normative sample had a low inter-item correlation
but the control sample had an acceptable inter-item correlation.
The recommendation in that report was to use the Physical Discipline
scale for the high-risk sample but not for the normative sample.
Analysts should use this scale with caution.
Keywords: Parent Child Relationship, Child Discipline, Prosocial
Skills, Punishment, Verbal Aggression, Physical Aggression, Positive
Parenting, Family Communication,
Behavior Standards, Authority.
Administration History
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28 November 2003
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