Measuring Children’s Perceptions of Parental Involvement in Conjoint Behavioral Consultation

Abstract

Practitioners of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation rely on several sources of information to assist in planning and evaluation of consultation efforts. Parental involvement in the home is an important aspect in Conjoint Behavioral Consultation, yet there are few questionnaires available to practitioners to assess this important construct, particularly those that target children’s self-report. This study examined the factor structure and reliability of a new questionnaire to measure children’s perceptions of their parental involvement in learning. The Parental Support for Learning Scale: Child Form (PSLS) was administered to a sample of 231 children (aged 10–13 years). Exploratory factor analysis supported a four-factor structure representing parental involvement behaviors and emotional tone: (a) Parental Management of the Learning Environment, (b) Parental Participation With Homework, (c) Controlling Parental Involvement, and (d) Supportive Parental Involvement. Analysis showed satisfactory reliability coefficients. The four factors are discussed in relation to the relevant literature and Conjoint Behavioral Consultation, and future directions for further validation of the PSLS are discussed.

Sense of coherence in late adolescence following involvement as a child in decision-making during parental separation

“…The Supported Autonomous Child Involvement subscale was also presented on a 7-point Likert scale where a high score indicated a high level of autonomy. The Controlling Parental Involvement subscale has been reported to have good validity and internal consistency with Cronbach alpha between 0.71 and 0.75 (Rogers et al, 2014). In the present study, both subscales were shown to be internally consistent:…”

“…Three scales meeting criteria were identified measuring children's involvement in the context of children's education, transitioning parenting style from parent authority to mutual reciprocity, and children's influence over purchasing. The three measures were Perceptions of Parents Scales (Robbins, 1994), Parental Support for Learning Scale (Rogers, Markel, Midgett, Ryan, & Tannock, 2014), and Children's Perceptions of their Influence over Purchases Questionnaire (Caruana & Vassallo, 2003).…”

“…Conversely it is expected that the Controlling Parent Involvement, PLIQ-12 and the PLI do not measure related constructs and will reveal a divergent relationship. The Supported Autonomous Child Involvement subscale has also reported good validity and internal consistency with Cronbach alpha between 0.65 and 0.83 (Rogers et al, 2014). It is expected that Supported Autonomous Child Involvement, PLIQ-12 and the PLI will measure related constructs and will reveal a convergent relationship.…”

Parental Involvement and Classroom Climate as Predictors of Metacognitive Skills in English Subjects among Junior High School Students

“…The scale has four dimensions, namely, parental management of the learning environment, controlling parental involvement, parental participation with homework, and supportive parental involvement. The scale was constructed by Rogers, Tannock, and Midgett [14]. Moreover, the Parental Involvement questionnaire demonstrated excellent reliability in this study, with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.92.…”

Parental Involvement in Education and Academic Achievement in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

“…The Parental Support for Learning Scale ( PSLS : Rogers et al, 2014) was used to assess mothers’ and fathers’ perception of their PIE behaviors and adolescents’ perceptions of their parents PIE behaviors. Exploratory factor analysis of a short version of the scale that did not include the Aspirations scale revealed a two-factor structure: (1) Supportive Involvement (α = 87 and .89) and (2) Controlling Involvement (α = .90 and .89; Rogers et al, 2018).…”