Parenting Style and Dimensions Questionnaire: A Review of Reliability and Validity |
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Authors: | Maria Giulia Olivari Semira Tagliabue Emanuela Confalonieri |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Milan , Italy mariagiulia.olivari@unicatt.it;3. Department of Psychology , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Brescia , Italy;4. Department of Psychology , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Milan , Italy |
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Abstract: | Increasing interest in measuring parenting styles, especially with the Parenting Style and Dimensions Questionnaire, has emerged in the last 17 years. However, a critical review of studies using this instrument to assess parenting styles has not been done. The present article proposes an extensive review of studies that applied the instrument, focusing in particular on the different uses of the scale, its psychometric properties, and its association with other constructs. A discussion about the applicability, measurement reliability and validity of the instrument is provided. |
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Keywords: | Parenting Style and Dimension Questionnaire (PSDQ) reliability review validity |
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