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Psychometric Properties of the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System in The Netherlands |
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| Authors: | Mariëlle E. Abrahamse PhD Larissa N. Niec PhD David T. Solomon PhD Marianne Junger PhD Ramón J. L. Lindauer MD PhD |
| Affiliation: | 1. Academic Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, De Bascule, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;3. m.e.abrahamse@gmail.com;5. Center for Children, Families, and Communities, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA;6. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA;7. Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies (IGS), School of Management &8. Governance, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | AbstractThe current study explored the psychometric properties of a parent-child interaction observation system, the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS) in the Netherlands. Participants included 31 Dutch mother-child dyads and 86?U.S. mother-child dyads for a community sample (2–7?years; 50% boys). Good one-week test-retest reliability was demonstrated among the Dutch sample. Similarities were found between Dutch and U.S. samples on most interaction codes, but mothers in the U.S. sample used more directive behaviors (e.g., commands) in some situations. Findings suggest that the DPICS is a reliable measure of mother-child interactions in the Dutch population. Cultural issues regarding the use of the DPICS are discussed. |
| Keywords: | Dyadic-parent Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS) observational measures parent management training parent-child interaction parenting |