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Early Head Start: Local Measures, Birth to Three List (with Full References and Site Abstracts)
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24-hour Food Recall
Schiffman, R. F., et al. (1996). Pathways Project I: Research into
directions for family health and service use. Unpublished manuscript,
Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Site/s using measure: Michigan State University
Addiction Severity Index
McLellan, A. T., Luborsky, L., O'Brien, C. P., & Woody, G. E.
(1980). An improved evaluation instrument for substance abuse patients:
The Addiction Severity Index. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease,
169, 26-33.
Site/s using measure: Medical University of South Carolina
Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory-2
Bavolek, S., & Keene, R. (1999) http://www.nurturingparenting.com
Site/s using measure: Utah State University
Adult Attachment Interview
George, C., Kaplan, N., & Main, M. (1985). Adult attachment
interview. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Psychology, University
of California, Berkeley.
George, C., Kaplan, N., & Main, M. (1996). Adult Attachment Interview (3rd ed.). Unpublished manuscript, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley.
Sites/s using measure: University of California at Los Angeles, University of Washington School of Nursing
AIMS: Developmental Indicators of Emotional Health
Partridge, S. (1990). Project AIMS User's Manual. Portland,
ME: Human Services Development Institute.
Sites/s using measure: Harvard
University
Attachment Q-sort/Q-set
Waters, E. (1987). Attachment behavior Q-set (Revision 3.0).
Unpublished instrument, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Department
of Psychology.
Waters, E. (1995). The attachment Q-set. In E. Waters, B. E. Vaughn, G. Posada, & K. Kondo-Ikemura (Eds.) Caregiving, cultural, and cognitive perspectives on secure-base behavior and working models: New growing points of attachment theory and research. (Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Nos. 2-3), 60, 234-246.
Waters, E., & Deane, K. E. (1985). Defining and assessing
individual differences in attachment relationships: Q-methodology and
the organization of behavior in infancy and early childhood. In I. Bretherton
& E. Waters (Eds.) Growing points of attachment theory and research.
(Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Nos. 1-2),
50, 41-65.
Sites/s using measure: University
of Missouri at Columbia, University
of California at Los Angeles, Utah
State University
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)
Derogatis, L. R. (1993). BSI: Administration, Scoring, and Procedures
Manual. Minneapolis, MN: National Computer Systems, Inc.
Derogatis, L. R., & Melisaratos, N. (1983). The Brief Symptom Inventory: An introductory report. Psychological Medicine, 13(3), 595-605.
Derogatis, L. R., & Spencer, M. S. (1982). Administration
and procedures: BSI Manual. Baltimore: Clinical Psychometric Research,
Johns Hopkins University.
Sites/s using measure: Medical
University of South Carolina, University
of Washington School of Nursing
Child Abuse Potential Questionnaire
Milner, J. (1986). The Child Abuse Potential Inventory: Manual.
Webster, NC: Psytec Corporation.
Sites/s using measure: Harvard
University
Client Attachment to Therapist Scale (CATS)
Mallinckrodt, B., Gantt, D.L., & Coble, H.M. (1995). Attachment
patterns in the psychotherapy relationship: Development of the Client
Attachment to Therapist Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42,
307-317.
Sites/s using measure: University of Washington School of Nursing
Dyadic Adjustment Scale - (DAS) (includes Satisfaction
subscale)
Spanier, G. B. (1976). Measuring dyadic adjustment: New scales for
assessing the quality of marriage and similar dyads. Journal of Marriage
and the Family, 38, 15-28.
Sites/s using measure: Medical
University of South Carolina, Michigan
State University, University
of Missouri at Columbia
Emotional Availability
Biringen, Z., & Robinson, J. ( 1991). Emotional availability in
mother-child interactions. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry,
61, 258 - 271.
Site/s using measure: University of California at Los Angeles, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Ethnic Identity Scale
Adapted from Coehlo, G., Yuan, Y., & Ahmed, P. (1980). Contemporary
uprooting and collaborative coping: Behavioral and societal responses.
In G. Coehlo & P. Ahmed (Eds.), Uprooting and development. (pp.
5 - 18). New York: Plenum Press.
Fewell, R. (1986). Supports from religious organizations
and personal beliefs. In R. Fewell & P. Vadasy (Eds.), Families
of handicapped children: Needs and supports across the life span.
(pp. 297-316). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Sites/s using measure: Catholic
University of America
Expectations of Parenting Role Scale
Locally developed to assess mother and grandmother's expectations
of their role in parenting activities.
Sites/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fagan Infant Intelligence
Fagan, J.F., & Singer, L. (1983). Infant recognition memory as
a measure of
intelligence. In L.P. Lipsitt (Ed.), Advances in infancy research:
Vol. 2 (pp. 31-79). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Sites/s using measure: University of Missouri at Columbia
Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES-III)
Olson, D. H., Portner, J., & Lavee, Y. (1985). FACES-III.
St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Family Social Service.
Sites/s using measure: Medical University of South Carolina
Family Assessment Profile
Locally developed by program partner, Early Education Services, Brattleboro,
VT
Sites/s using measure: Harvard University
Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scale (F-COPES)
Subscales: Informal Social Support Subscale, Community Support
Subscale, Spiritual Support Subscale, and Reframing Subscale
McCubbin, H., Olson, D. H., & Larsen, A. (1987). F-COPES: Family
Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales. In H. McCubbin & A. Thompson
(Eds.), Family assessment inventories for research and practice
(pp. 195-205). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Site/s using measure: Michigan State University, Utah State University
Family, Friends, and Self
Simpson, D. D., & McBride, A. A. (1992). Family, friends, and
self (FFS) assessment scales for Mexican American youth. Hispanic Journal
of Behavioral Sciences, 14, 327-340.
Site/s using measure: Medical University of South Carolina
Family Functioning Scale (Catholic University)
Dunst, C., Trivette, C., & Deal, A. (1988). Enabling and empowering
families: Principles and guidelines for practice. Cambridge, MA: Brookline
Books.
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Family Functioning and Child Well-Being:
Ayoub, C., & Jacewitz, M. (1982). Families at risk of poor parenting:
A descriptive study of sixty families in a model prevention program. Child
Abuse and Neglect, 6, 413-422.
Site/s using measure: Harvard University
Family Resource Scale
Dunst, C., & Leet, H. (1987). Measuring the adequacy of resources
in households with young children. Child: Care, Health and Development,
13, 111-125.
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Family Strengths and Problems Profile
Ayoub, C. & Jacewitz, M. (1982). Families at risk of poor parenting:
A descriptive study of sixty families in a model prevention program. Child
Abuse and Neglect, 6, 413-422.
Site/s using measure: Harvard University
Food Frequency
Locally designed
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Grandmother Involvement with Child
Scale
Locally designed
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Household Food Environment
Locally designed
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Identity Decision Style Inventory
Subscales: Information-Oriented, Diffused Identity, Norm Oriented
Berzonsky, M.D. (1992). A process perspective on identity formation.
In G.R. Adams, R. Montemayor, & T. Gullotta (Eds.), Adolescent
Identity Formation: Advances in adolescent development Vol. 4
(pp. 193-215). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Site/s using measure: Utah State University
Inclusion Beliefs
Locally developed open-ended questions to assess parental beliefs
about inclusion of children with special needs in child care.
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Infant Feeding Questionnaire
Locally designed, based on NHANES Diet and Behavior questionnaire
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/spq-db.pdf
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Infant Strange Situation
Ainsworth, M. D., Blehar, M. C., Waters, E., & Wall, S. (1978).
Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of the strange situation.
Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Site/s using measure: University of Washington School of Nursing
Lab Tab (Temperament)
Goldsmith, H. H., & Rothbart, M. K. (1994). The Laboratory
Temperament Assessment Battery, Locomotor Version. Department of Psychology,
University of Wisconsin.
Site/s using measure: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, University of Washington School of Nursing
Luster Parent Opinion Survey
Luster, T., Rhoades, K., & Haas, B. (1989). The relation between
parental values and parenting behavior: A test of the Kohn hypothesis.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51, 139-147.
Site/s using measure: University of Missouri at Columbia
Maternal Activities (from NHAMES
III)
NHANES III Sample Person Questionnaire - physical activity and physical
fitness - PAQ 12/9/98 www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhanes/questexam.htm
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Maternal Behavior Q-Set
Pederson, D., Moran, G., Sitko, C., Campbell, K., Ghesquire, K., &
Action, H. (1990). Maternal sensitivity and the security of infant-mother
attachment: A Q-Sort Study, Child Development, 61, 1974-1981.
Site/s using measure: University of California at Los Angeles
McMaster Family Assessment Device - General Functioning
Scale (FAD)
Epstein, N., Baldwin, L., & Bishop, D. (1983). The McMaster Family
Assessment Device. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 9(2),
171-180.
Site/s using measure: Michigan State University
Measuring Ambivalence about Pregnancy Scale
London. K., Peterson, L., & Piccinino, L. (1995). The national
survey of family growth: Principal source of statistics on unintended
pregnancy: Supplement to Chapter 2, Appendix C. In S.S. Brown & L.
Eisenberg (Eds.), Best intentions: Unintended pregnancy and the well-being
of children and families (pp. 286-295). Washington D.C.: National
Academy Press.
Site/s using measure: University of Missouri at Columbia
Medical Records Review Schedule
Schiffman, R. F., et al. (1996). Pathways Project I: Research into
directions for family health and service use. Unpublished manuscript,
Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Site/s using measure: Michigan State University
Military Identity Scale
Locally developed measure
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ)
Subscales: Affective, Achievement, Aggression, Control
Tellegen, A. (1982). Brief Manual for the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire. Unpublished manuscript, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Site/s using measure: University of Missouri at Columbia
Nice and Mean Interaction Scales - Adult/Child
Fischer, K. & Hencke, R. (1990). Nice and Mean Interaction
Scale: Adult/Child. Cognitive Development Laboratory. Harvard University.
Site/s using measure: Harvard University
Nice and Mean Interaction Scales - Peer
Fischer, K., Hencke, R. & Hand, H. (1990). Nice and Mean Interaction
Scale: Peers. Cognitive Development Laboratory. Harvard University.
Site/s using measure: Harvard University
Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale (NCATS)
Sumner, G., & Spietz, A. (1994). Caregiver - parent - child
interaction teaching manual. Seattle, WA: NCAST Publications.
Site/s using measure: Michigan State University
Parent Attachment Interview (PAI)
Biringen, Z., Brown, D., Donaldson, L., Green, S., Krcmarik, S., &
Lovas, S. (2000). Adult attachment interview: linkages with dimensions
of emotional availability for mothers and their pre-kindergarteners. Attachment
and Human Development, 2, 188-202.
Site/s using measure: University of California at Los Angeles
Parent Investment in the Child
Bradley, R. H., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Brisby, J. A., & Caldwell,
B. M. (1997a). Parent's socioemotional investment in children. Journal
of Marriage and the Family, 59, 77-90.
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Parenting Style (Form 20)
Greenberger, E., & Goldberg, W. A. (1989). Work, parenting, and
the socialization of children. Developmental Psychology, 25, 22-35.
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Pathways Project Interview Schedule
Schiffman, R. F., et al. (1996). Pathways Project I: Research into
directions for family health and service use. Unpublished manuscript,
Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Site/s using measure: Michigan State University
Preschool Language Scales (PLS-3)
Zimmerman, I. L., Steiner, V. G., & Pond, R. E. (1992). PLS-3
examiner's manual and picture manual. New York: Psychological Corporation.
Site/s using measure: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, University of California at Los Angeles
Psychological Empowerment Scale (PES)
Akey, T., Marquis, J., & Ross, M. (2000). Validation of scores
on the psychological empowerment scale: A measurement of empowerment for
parents of children with a disability. Educational and Psychological
Measurement, 60(3), 419-438.
Site/s using measure: Michigan State University
Quality of Life
Olson, D.H., & Barnes, H.L. (1982). Quality of Life. University
of Minnesota. Available at: www.lifeinnovation.com
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Relationship Attitude Scale
Subscales: Avoidance Index, Ambivalence Index
Simpson, J., Rholes, W., & Nelligan, J. (1992). Support seeking
and support giving within couples in an anxiety-provoking situation: The
role of attachment styles. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
62, 434-446.
Site/s using measure: Utah State University
Resiliency Attitudes Scale (RAS)
Biscoe, B., & Harris, B. (1994). Resiliency attitudes scale
manual. In S. Wolin & S. Wolin (Eds.), The resilient self.
New York: Villard Books.
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Resiliency Form 2
Biscoe, B., & Harris, B. (1994). Resiliency attitudes scale
manual. Oklahoma City, OK: Eagle Ridge Institute, Inc.
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Revised Peer Play Scale
Howes, C., & Matheson, C. (1992). Sequences in the development
of competent play with peers: Social and social pretend play. Developmental
Psychology, 28, 961-972.
Site/s using measure: University of California at Los Angeles
Rothbart Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ)
Subscales: Distress to Limitations, Latency, Duration of Orienting,
Smiling and Laughter, Soothability
Rothbart, M. (1981). Measurement of temperament in infancy. Child
Development, 52, 569-578.
Site/s using measure: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, University of Missouri at Columbia
Scale of Intergenerational Relationships
Quality (Wakschlag, 1991)
Wakschlag, L.S., Chase-Lansdale, P., & Brooks-Gunn, J (1996).
Not just "Ghosts in the nursery." Contemporaneous intergenerational
relationships and parenting in young African-American families. Child
Development, 67, 2131 - 2147.
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Simpson Adult Attachment (Simpson Relationship Scale)
Simpson, J. A. (1990). Influence of attachment styles on romantic
relationships. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology,
59(5), 971-980.
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, University of Washington School of Nursing
Smoking, Alcohol and Drug Questions
Locally designed
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Social Support Scale
Dunst, C., Trivette, C., & Deal, A. (1988). Enabling and empowering
families: Principles and guidelines for practice. Cambridge, MA: Brookline
Books.
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Spirituality Scale
Adapted from the Spiritual Well-Being Scale.
Ellison, C.W. (1983). Spiritual well-being: Conceptualization and measurement.
Journal of Psychology and Theology, 11, 330-340.
Fewell, R., & P. Vadasy, P. (Eds.) (1986), Families of handicapped children: Needs and supports across the life span. (pp. 297-316). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Structure of Coping Scale: Mastery Subscale
Pearlin, L.I., & Schooler, C. (1978). The structure of coping.
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 19, 2-21.
Site/s using measure: University of Missouri at Columbia, Utah State University
Teen Addiction Severity Index
Kaminer, Y., Bukstein, O., & Tarter, R. E. (1991). The Teen Addiction
Severity Index: Rationale and reliability. The International Journal
of the Addictions, 26, 219-226.
Site/s using measure: Medical University of South Carolina
Teenage Parent Demonstration, 2nd Follow-Up
Aber, J., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Maynard, R. (1995). Effects of welfare
reform on teenage parents and their children. Future of Children,
5(2), 53-71.
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Teti's Maternal Efficacy Scale
Bandura, A. (1993). Perceived self-efficacy in cognitive development
and functioning. Educational Psychologist, 28, 117-148.
Site/s using measure: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Toddler Care Questionnaire
Gross, D., & Rocissano, L. (1988). Maternal confidence in toddlerhood:
Its measurement for clinical practice and research. Nurse Practitioner,
13, 19-29.
Site/s using measure: Catholic University of America
Ways of Coping Scale
Carver, C. S., Scheier, M. F., & Weintraub, J. K. (1989). Assessing
coping strategies: A theoretically based approach. Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology, 56, 267-283.
Site/s using measure: University of Missouri at Columbia
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales (WAIS)
Vocabulary Subscale
Wechsler, D. (1981). Manual for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale - Revised. San Antonio: The Psychological Corporation.
Site/s using measure: Harvard University, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, University of Washington School of Nursing
Woodcock Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery (Various
Subtests)
Woodcock, R., & Johnson, M. (1989). Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational
Test Battery-Revised. Chicago: Riverside Publishing Company.
Woodcock, R. W., & Mather, N. (1990). WJ-R tests of achievement: Examiner's manual. In R.W. Woodcock & M. B. Johnson (Eds.), Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery - Revised. Chicago: Riverside Publishing Company.
Site/s using measure: Medical University of South Carolina, University of Missouri at Columbia, Harvard University, University of Washington School of Nursing
Working Alliance Inventory
Horvath, A. O., & Greenberg, L. S. (1994). The working alliance:
Theory and research. New York: Wiley.
Site/s using measure: University of Missouri at Columbia
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