Research progress of common observational scales forearly parent-child interaction

DING Mei-qi; XU Meng-xue; ZHU Zong-han; GUAN Hong-yan

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-06-17

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2018, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6) : 641-644. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-06-17

Research progress of common observational scales forearly parent-child interaction

DING Mei-qi, XU Meng-xue, ZHU Zong-han, GUAN Hong-yan

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Providing high level of nurturing care is an important factor for young children to achieve their developmental potential. As an important index of nurturing care,Early Parent-Child Interaction has been of increasing concern. Through the observation of parent-child interaction, an objective assessment on the quality of parent-child interaction will be conducted. And it is crucial to identify strengths and problems of parenting in order to provide reasonable interventions. There are dozens of observational tools for assessing parent-child interaction internationally. Emotional Availability Scales (EAS),Parent-Child Interaction Scales (PCI Scales) and Child-Adult Relationship Experimental Index (CARE-Index) are common tools with good psychometric soundness. The background and constructs,reliability and validity,and applications of each scale reported in this review might guide clinicians and researchers working on maternal and child health care in the selection of an appropriate tool for observing parent-child interaction.

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parent-child interaction / early childhood development / observational measure / scale

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DING Mei-qi, XU Meng-xue, ZHU Zong-han, GUAN Hong-yan. Research progress of common observational scales forearly parent-child interaction[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2018, 26(6): 641-644 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-06-17

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