title: Use of the Hereford Parent Attitude Survey as an outcome measure in parent education research.
abstract: Research on outcome evaluation published since 1980 on the Hereford Parent Attitude Survey was reviewed in terms of sample size, type of parent training program used, and the scales' sensitivity to change in parental attitudes after intervention. Some support for the sensitivity of the Hereford was found, and, as an evaluation device to assess whether program goals have been achieved, the scale proved to be a useful instrument. The Hereford scale can be applied with reasonable confidence in research on parenting and in strategies to enhance effective parenting.
authors.affiliation: University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D010556:Personality Tests