Invitation to Join the
International Parenting Study
Angèle Fauchier
Family Research
Laboratory,
Family Research
Laboratory,
Website: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/IPS.htm
This study focuses on the methods used by parents to correct children’s misbehavior, as measured by the Dimensions of Discipline Inventory (DDI). The DDI manual can be downloaded at: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/DDI.htm
The data will be obtained by members of a research consortium in about 40 nations, representing all major world regions.
The members will obtain the data using questionnaires completed by university students. Typically, students will complete the questionnaire during a class period. Depending on the university, it is also possible to collect data using a web-based survey of the students or through a “subject pool” in which students taking certain courses receive credit for research participation.
The data on parenting will be obtained using the Adult Recall form of the DDI. Students will respond about what their parents did when the students were 10 years old. This age strikes a balance between being old enough for most students to be able to recall the period, but young enough that their parents were still engaging in discipline on a regular basis.
The questionnaire will consist of the following parts:
1. Demographic information
2. Dimensions of Discipline Inventory
3. Other measures including:
Age 10
impact of
discipline
other aspects of
parenting
developmental
milestones
relative
responsibility of mothers and fathers
physical
aggression from parents to child
aggression from
child to parents
aggression
between parents
Current
aggression
between dating partners
legal
socialization
closeness between
parents and student
symptoms such as
anxiety, depression, hostility, alcohol abuse
psychological
well-being
history of
criminal and antisocial behavior
violence
attitudes
individualism-collectivism
familism
locus of control
response biases
4. Measures added by each consortium member
Parts 1, 2, and 3 will be the same across all consortium sites. Part 4 will be unique to each site. The length of Part 4 will depend on the amount of time available to each consortium member for data collection (for example, the length of class periods at their university).
Part 2 will provide data about different discipline methods used throughout the world, including frequency of use and students’ beliefs about the acceptability of the different methods. Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 will provide data to test hypotheses about factors influencing parent behavior and the effects of different discipline methods on the child.
Each consortium member will be responsible for translating and
back-translating the questionnaire to help assure comparability. For more
information about the translation process, please see the Translation and
Modification guidelines on the IPS website: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/IPS%20Translation%20and%20Modification%20Guidelines.doc
Consortium members will mail the completed questionnaires to
the
The data will be the property of the consortium member who administered the questionnaires, but they give Fauchier and Straus and their colleagues the right to use the data in Parts 1, 2, and 3 for cross-national comparison and pooled data analyses. Only the consortium member (or those he or she designates) can use the data in Part 4. For more detail on the use of data, please see the Agreement for Participation on the IPS website: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/IPS-Member%20Agreement.pdf
If you are interested in joining this consortium, please contact Angèle Fauchier at angele.fauchier@unh.edu