Development and Validation of Parent-Adolescent Relationship Scale (PARS)

Abstract

This article was done to develop and validate a scale for measuring “Parent-Adolescent Relationship” based on Attachment Theory. After examination of face and content validity by experts, and pilot study 38 items were selected as a primary questionnaire. 273 students of 10 high-schools in region No.6 of Tehran, selected randomly, were given this questionnaire. Then factor analysis with 5 factor and promax rotation were applied, and final scale was extracted with 21 items. Also Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.86) was used to verifying the reliability of scale, which presented the high internal consistency of it. For investigating the scale validity convergent and divergent validity are applied, in addition to examination of content validity by 11 psychologist experts, and construct validity with factor analysis. The result of this study represented that “Parent-Adolescent Relationship Scale (PARS)” was included of 5 sub-scales which were: support, confidence, uncondional acceptance, cooperation, and common emotion.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n5p419