Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Parents’ Educational Skills.

Authors

  • Maria Cristina Gugliandolo University of Cassino
  • Sebastiano Costa University of Campania
  • Francesca Cuzzocrea University of Messina http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3527-2386
  • Rosalba Larcan University of Messina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/2612-4033/0110-2038

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this paper is to propose a self-report questionnaire designed to assess the ability of parents to use appropriate educational strategies to manage the behavior of children, based on the principles of analysis and behavior modification. Methods:180 subjects, divided into 3 groups of 60 subjects: parents of Italian nationality, Italian parents with a disabled child, parents with no Italian nationality (including 20 Filipinos, 20 Sinhalese and 20 Moroccans), were invited to fill the questionnaire. Results: The results showed that the instrument has the potential to be very suitable for the evaluation of behavioral educational skills, which are the basis of behavioral parent training programs, but also to have the possibility to check the effectiveness of the training in terms of more competent techniques learned, even after a long time. Conclusions: The results showed that the instrument has the potential to be very suitable for the evaluation of behavioral educational skills.  To improve the level of confidence it will need to make some corrections, related to the revision of some item. We consider that further studies should be conducted in this area, so to broaden the range of instruments used for the assessment of educational skills

 

Author Biographies

  • Maria Cristina Gugliandolo, University of Cassino

    She is a research fellow at the University of Cassino.  In 2009 she obtained a Master's Degree in Psychology at the University of Messina.  In 2011 she was given the title of expert in the field of Developmental Psychology (M-PSI/04) and in 2012 she was awarded the title of "Honorary Research Assistant" at the London Psychometric Laboratory of the University College London. In 2014 she obtained the Phd in Psychological Sciences at the University of Messina, and in 2016 a Master in Applied Behavior Analysis at the University of Parma.

    Research Interest: Adolescent Development, Trait Emotional Intelligence, Parenting, Disability, Pediatric Surgery

  • Sebastiano Costa, University of Campania
    Department of Psychology
  • Francesca Cuzzocrea, University of Messina
    Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
  • Rosalba Larcan, University of Messina
    Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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2019-04-14

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019)

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