Citation

Champney H. J. Consult. Psychol. 1938; 2(3): 88.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1938, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0053415

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article reports that a battery of rating scales on parental attitude and behavior to measure the contribution of the parent to the psychological environment of the child is being developed as part of the research program of the Samuel S. Fels Research Institute, Antioch College. Twenty variables have passed through the construction stage and are now in service in the Fels study. About 3,000 ratings have been obtained, involving about eighty different families, successive ratings, parallel ratings by several raters, and ratings on the basis of previously collected data such as diary records of home visits. These ratings are now undergoing statistical analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the scales.