Parental Warmth Scale
Psychology: Social & RelationshipsReliability: alpha 0.913 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of perceived parental warmth — affection, acceptance, and supportiveness from parents.
Sample item(s)
“My parents made me feel loved”
“My parents praised me when I did well”
“My parents showed affection toward me”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.91. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with PARQ Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire.
Source & citation
Khaleque, A., & Rohner, R. P. (2002): Perceived parental acceptance-rejection and psychological adjustment: A meta-analysis of cross-cultural and intracultural studies. Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 54–64.
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