Parent-Child Communication, Child Report
Adapted from the Revised Parent-Adolescent Communication
Form of the Pittsburgh Youth Study (see Loeber, Farrington, Stouthamer-Loeber,
& van Kammen, 1998; Thornberry, Huizinga, & Loeber, 1995).
Pittsburgh Youth Study, The Department of Psychiatry of the University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh,
PA 15213.
Abstract
The Parent-Child Communication Scale, Child Report is a
10-item measure which assesses children's perceptions of their primary
caregiver's openness to communication. The answers are coded 5-point
scales where 1 represents "almost never" and 5 represents "almost
always."
Exploratory factor analyses were conducted using the normative
sample to inform scaling, separately for the Child and the Parent
items (see Addendum). The resultant two scales parallel the scales
created in the original Technical Report (McMahon, Kim, & Jones,
1997): Parent Communication and Child Communication. Items 4 and
9 did not load on either scale. Each scale score was calculated
by taking an average of the items comprising the scale. None of
the observations were missing 50% or more data.
The parent communication scale on this measure reflects the child's
perception of the primary caregiver's effort to maintain open communication
with him/her. The child communication scale reflects the frequency
with which the child communicates his/her feelings and problems
with the primary caregiver. Similar constructs, although measured
by different combinations of items, can be found on the Parent-Child
Communication, Parent Report measure.
Keywords: Parent Child Relationship, Communication Skills, Empathy.
Administration History
See study
years administered.
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