Description
This inventory assesses parents’ attitudes about child rearing and education. Each of 30 statements is rated on a 4-point scale (1 = strongly disagree, 4 = strongly agree); 8 items reflect progressive attitudes (e.g., Children have a right to their own point of view and should be allowed to express it), and 22 items reflect authoritarian and conformist attitudes (e.g., The most important thing to teach children is absolute obedience to their parents).
Reference(s)
- Schaefer, E. S., & Edgerton, M. (1985). Parent and child correlates of parental modernity. In I. E. Sigel (Ed.), Parental belief systems: Psychological consequences for children (pp. 287-318). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Publication(s)
- Lansford, J. E. (Ed.). (2011). Special issue: Parenting attributions and attitudes around the world. Parenting: Science and Practice, 11, 87-238.
- Lansford, J. E., & Bornstein, M. H. (2011). Parenting attributions and attitudes in diverse cultural contexts: Introduction to the Special Issue. Parenting: Science and Practice, 11, 87-101.
- Lansford, J. E., Bornstein, M. H., Dodge, K. A., Skinner, A. T., Putnick, D. L., & Deater-Deckard, K. (2011). Attributions and attitudes of mothers and fathers in the United States. Parenting: Science and Practice, 11, 199-213.
- Lansford, J. E., Godwin, J., Bornstein, M. H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Malone, P. S., Oburu, P. Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., & Bacchini, D. (2018). Parenting, culture, and the development of externalizing behaviors from age seven to 14 in nine countries. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 1937-1958.
- Lansford, J.E., Godwin, J.G., Uribe Tirado, L.M., Zelli, A., Al-Hassan, S.M., Bacchini, D., Bombi, A.S., Bornstein, M.H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K.A., Malone, P.S., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A.T., Sorbring, E., Tapanya, S., Alampay, L.P. (2015). Individual, Family, and Culture Level Contributions to Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: A Longitudinal Study in Nine Countries. Development and Psychopathology. 26(03), 561-573.
- Lansford, J. E., Zietz, S., Al-Hassan, S. M., Bacchini, D., Bornstein, M. H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Liu, Q., Long, Q., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Tapanya, S., Steinberg, L., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., & Alampay, L. P. (2021). Culture and social change in mothers’ and fathers’ individualism, collectivism, and parenting attitudes. Social Sciences, 10, 459.
- Oburu, P. O. (2011). Attributions and attitudes of mothers and fathers in Kenya. Parenting: Science and Practice, 11, 152-162.
Wave(s) Used
Parent: 1
Measure PDF
Parent Parental Modernity Measure PDF