Background
Methods
Validation of MORS (Child)
Participants and data collection
Item salience
Construct validity
Internal consistency
Criterion validity
External validation
Ethics
Results
Participants and response rates
Item salience
Construct validity
Component | ||
---|---|---|
Item
|
1
|
2
|
7. My child wants too much attention |
0.774
| 0.159 |
14. My child winds me up |
0.745
| −0.023 |
5. My child irritates me |
0.734
| 0.137 |
10. My child dominates me |
0.712
| 0.165 |
2. My child annoys me |
0.661
| −0.022 |
9. My child gets moody |
0.594
| 0.230 |
12. My child cries for no obvious reason |
0.475
| 0.278 |
1. My child smiles at me | 0.038 |
0.726
|
3. My child likes doing things with me | 0.110 |
0.689
|
8. My child laughs | 0.098 |
0.656
|
6. My child likes me | 0.109 |
0.641
|
13. My child is affectionate towards me | 0.065 |
0.601
|
4. My child talks to me | 0.238 |
0.555
|
11. My child like to please me | 0.110 |
0.546
|
Component | ||
---|---|---|
Item | 1 | 2 |
8. My child easily becomes angry at me |
0.717
| −0.075 |
11. Dealing with my child drains my energy |
0.706
| 0.107 |
12. When my child is in a bad mood, I know we’re in for a long and difficult day |
0.694
| 0.259 |
10. My child remains angry or is resistant after being disciplined |
0.689
| 0.018 |
13. My child’s feelings towards me can be unpredictable or can change suddenly |
0.651
| 0.198 |
14. My child is sneaky or manipulative with me |
0.637
| 0.267 |
2. My child and I always seem to be struggling with each other |
0.473
| 0.355 |
6. When I praise my child he/her beams with pride | 0.097 |
0.649
|
7. My child spontaneously shares information about himself/herself | 0.270 |
0.623
|
3. If upset, my child will seek affection from me | −0.143 |
0.617
|
15. My child openly shares his/her feelings and experiences with me | 0.153 |
0.614
|
1. I share an affectionate, warm relationship with my child | 0.275 |
0.592
|
9. It is easy to be in tune with what my child is feeling | 0.014 |
0.579
|
5. My child values his/her relationship with me | 0.201 |
0.574
|
4. My child is uncomfortable with physical affection or touch from me | 0.116 | 0.320 |
Total score | |
---|---|
Subscale | Summed questions |
MORS warmth
| M 1+3+4+6+8+11+13 |
MORS invasiveness
| M 2+5+7+9+10+12+14 |
C-PRS closeness
| P 1+3+5+6+7+9+15 |
C-PRS conflict
| P 2+4+8+10+11+12+13+14 |
C-PRS conflict without P4
| P 2+8+10+11+12+13+14 |
Internal consistency
Age and number | Cronbach’s alpha | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C-PRS | C-PRS | C-PRS | MORS (Child) | MORS (Child) | |
closeness | conflict | conflict-4 | warmth | invasiveness | |
2 (n=59)
| 0.753 | 0.803 | 0.831 | 0.798 | 0.865 |
3 (n=50)
| 0.706 | 0.622 | 0.599 | 0.720 | 0.751 |
4 (n=57)
| 0.661 | 0.839 | 0.857 | 0.606 | 0.803 |
All ages (n=166)
| 0.719 | 0.787 | 0.804 | 0.731 | 0.814 |
Criterion validity
Variable | MORS warmth | MORS invasiveness | C-PRS closeness | C-PRS conflict | C-PRS conflict (excluding item 4) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MORS warmth
| _ | 0.356* | 0.439* | 0.354* | 0.363* |
MORS invasiveness
| _ | 0.346* | 0.596* | 0.601* | |
C-PRS closeness
| _ | 0.376* | 0.374* | ||
C-PRS conflict
| _ | 0.991* | |||
C-PRS conflict (excluding item 4)
| _ |
External validation
Variable | Negative parenting | Supportive parenting | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sure start | FLNP | Sure start | FLNP | |
Invasion/Conflict | 0.80 | 0.710 | −0.14 | −0.154 |
Warmth/closeness | −0.53 | −0.590 | 0.39 | 0.155 |
Responsivity | −0.06 | 0.018 | 0.8 | 0.837 |
Acceptance | −0.09 | −0.036 | 0.69 | 0.761 |
Harsh Discipline | 0.70 | 0.789 | 0.20 | 0.150 |
Home chaos | 0.60 | 0.672 | 0.24 | 0.057 |
Eigenvaluea
| 2.07 | 2.21 | 1.11 | 1.10 |