Parent Child Communication – Child
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 -Child 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.
Who Completed this Measure?: select one
Cohort 1 - Administrative History
- Year 05 | grade 4 | age 10
- Year 06 | grade 5 | age 11
- Year 08 | grade 7 | age 13
- Year 09 | grade 8 | age 14
- Year 10 | grade 9 | age 15
- Year 11 | grade 10 | age 16
- Year 12 | grade 11 | age 17
Cohort 2 - Administrative History
- Year 05 | grade 4 | age 10
- Year 06 | grade 5 | age 11
- Year 08 | grade 7 | age 13
- Year 09 | grade 8 | age 14
- Year 10 | grade 9 | age 15
- Year 11 | grade 10 | age 16
- Year 12 | grade 11 | age 17
Cohort 3 - Administrative History
- Year 05 | grade 4 | age 10
- Year 06 | grade 5 | age 11
- Year 08 | grade 7 | age 13
- Year 09 | grade 8 | age 14
- Year 10 | grade 9 | age 15
- Year 11 | grade 10 | age 16
- Year 12 | grade 11 | age 17
Technical Reports:
Raw Dataset Name: CyQ
Scored Dataset Name: PCCySCc
Keywords:
Communication Skills, Empathy, Parent Child Relationship
Is this Measure Available for Public Use?: Yes
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Measure Items and Scales:
| site | Study Site |
| tcid | Study ID Number |
| cohort | Cohort |
| intid | Interviewer ID Number |
| C11Qc1 | Parent good listener |
| C11Qc2 | Parent can tell how child feels |
| C11Qc3 | Parent tried to understand thoughts |
| C11Qc4 | Some things I do not discuss w/parents |
| C11Qc5 | Discuss problems w/parents |
| C11Qc6 | Parent insults child when angry |
| C11Qc7 | Parent can tell how really feels |
| C11Qc8 | Can let parent know what bothers child |
| C11Qc9 | Some things par do not let me discuss |
| C11Qc10 | Can say what I think if par disagrees |
| sitecode | Actual Code Number on Form |
| c11qc6r | Reversed-Parent insults child when angry |
| pcc11pac | pcc parent communication |
| pcc11chc | pcc child communication |