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Parent Management Training Scales (Discipline Scale)

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Dimension: Problems associated with use

Area

Family area

Specificity

General

Year

2010

Author

Adapted and developed by: Amador-Buenabad, NG, Baumann, A., Buhl-Martinez, JN, Diaz-Ayala D., Domenech-Rodriguez, M., Franceshi, N., Garcia-Anguiano, FJ, Lopez-Roman. , Y., & Sanchez-Moreno, D.

Identification and Classification

Instrument
Parent Management Training Scales (Discipline Scale)
Acronym
NI
Area
Family area
Dimension
Problems associated with use
Specificity
General
Objective
To assess the skills to carry out discipline practices that are consistent with the child's age, the severity of the offense and that do not depend on the mood of parents.
Factors it measures
Coercive discipline, communication of consequences and effective discipline.
Year
2010
Author
Adapted and developed by: Amador-Buenabad, NG, Baumann, A., Buhl-Martinez, JN, Diaz-Ayala D., Domenech-Rodriguez, M., Franceshi, N., Garcia-Anguiano, FJ, Lopez-Roman. , Y., & Sanchez-Moreno, D.
Availability
With permission

Description

Abstract
The scale consists of 11 items with 5 response options ranging from never to always. On a Likert scale. The scale assesses 3 factors: coercive discipline, communication of consequences and effective discipline.
Psychometric characteristics
coercive discipline (α = .761), communication consequences (α = .621) and effective discipline (α = .610).
No. of items
11
Way of administration
It is administered as a group, paper pencil format, with an approximate duration of 5 minutes.
Way of qualification
Each item receives a score ranging from 1 to 5. For the coercive discipline scale values ​​are reversed. The scores are added and the score of the scale is obtained by adding up the 13 items.
Application context
Research on adults and Clinical Practice
Population
Main caregivers of children who attended the intervention.
References
Based on: Martínez, C. R., Jr., & Eddy, J. M. (2005). Effects of culturally adapted Parent Management Training on Latino youth behavioral health outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(4), 841-851.