Reliabilty and Validity of a Diagnostic Interview for Parents of Babies and Preescholers

structured interview for parents of preschoolers

Questionnaire assessing feeding, sleeping and crying in young infants, three subscales: feeding problems, sleep problems, coregulation; scores (means) ranging from 1-4, higher scores indicate more problems

Questionnaire assessing depression, anxiety and stress of the parents, higher scores indicate higher stress or psychopathology; depression scores range from 0-28; stress scores 0-34, anxiety 0-20;

Questionnaire assessing internalizing and externalizing problems in children; 5 sub scales of which 4 capture problems (e.g. emotional difficulties, conduct problems) and one scale which captures prosocial behaviour; For each of the 5 scales the score can range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating more problems and more prosocial behaviour

Questionnaire assessing self-efficacy and sense of control of the parents; Two subsacles: efficacy and satisfaction; means between 1-6. A higher score indicates a higher parenting sense of competency.

Questionnaire assessing parents perception of the interview, 10 Items assessing 5 positive and 5 negative attitudes towards the interview, higher scores indicate higher endorsement. One additional item assessing global satisfaction with the interview on a scale from 0-100, higher scores indicate higher satisfaction.