Publication Date
8-1986
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Karlene Ball, Harry Robe, Allan Bloom
Degree Program
Department of Psychology
Degree Type
Master of Science
Abstract
The Parent - Child Situation Scale (PCSS) was developed to measure parental attributions toward handicapped children's behavior. The PCSS was administered to mothers of handicapped children. The final version of the scale possessed good reliability. Coefficient alphas for the PCSS were .74 for the internal - external attribution subscale, .70 for the stable - unstable subscale, and .72 for the global - specific subscale. Factor analysis of the PCSS revealed three factors corresponding to the three attribution types. The internal - external subscale's validity was supported. The other two subscales, however, appeared to have only moderate validity. Responses of college students to the PCSS suggested that the scale was not as suitable for this population. Recommendations for further research concerning the scale's reliability and validity were made. The study concluded with a discussion of the PCSS' utility for research on stress in parents of handicapped children.
Disciplines
Child Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Sears, Lonnie, "Development of the Parent - Child Situation Scale: A Measure of Parental Attributions Toward Handicapped Children's Behavior" (1986). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 2823.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2823