Assessing Reliability and Validity of the Parental Responsiveness Rating Scale During Book Reading

Authors

Yuqi Zhang, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Brianna Jaworski, University of VirginiaFollow
Khara Turnbull, University of VirginiaFollow
Rachel Moon, University of VirginiaFollow
Eve Colson, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Fern Hauck, University of VirginiaFollow
Nicole Geller, Boston UniversityFollow

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Abstract

Parental responsiveness, defined as emotionally supportive behaviors, is consistently related to children’s development in research studies. It reflects attention to children’s emotional functioning through providing comfort, reassurance, and encouragement. However, measuring parental responsiveness in everyday practice has been challenging due to the complexity of available tools. The Parental Responsiveness Rating Scale (PaRRiS), a brief observational rating scale that quickly and directly measures the quality of parent-child interactions, shows promise in bridging this research-to-practice gap. Several small-scale studies in UK clinical settings found PaRRiS to be easily implemented, reliable, and valid. Additional studies are needed to explore PaRRiS’s potential use within other settings and with other populations. To fill this gap, this study examines the reliability and validity of PaRRiS as a measure of parental responsiveness during a recorded mother-child book reading with US kindergarten-aged children.

Publication Date

2024

Keywords

Parental Responsiveness, measurement, evaluation, observational, naturalistic setting

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology | Early Childhood Education

Faculty Advisor/Mentor

Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch

Is Part Of

VCU Graduate Research Posters