title: Reliability and validity of the Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI): evidence from a longitudinal cross-informant investigation.
abstract: Psychometric properties of the Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) were examined using data collected from adolescents and their parents in the Fullerton Longitudinal Study. Results revealed acceptable internal consistency for most scales and moderate to high 1-year stability for all scales. Both parents' PCRI scores correlated with their views of family climate. Cross-informant concordance was pervasive and strong between mothers' PCRI scores and adolescents' perceptions of the parent-child relationship and family climate; however, convergence was not evident between fathers' and adolescents' reports. Additionally, poor performance was observed for the Autonomy scale. In conjunction with other research on parent-adolescent relationships, concerns are raised regarding the utility of scales to contrast mother-adolescent with father-adolescent relationships.
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Studies, California State University, Fullerton, 92834, USA. jcoffman@fullerton.edu
authors.forename: Jacqueline K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Coffman
authors.forename: Diana Wright
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: Allen W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Gottfried
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004645:Empathy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires