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The Parent Threat Inventory: development, reliability, and validity.

Christine D Scher1, Murray B Stein, Rick E Ingram

  • 1Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, CA, USA.

Child Abuse & Neglect
|April 6, 2002
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This study developed the Parent Threat Inventory (PTI) to assess parental threatening behaviors and their link to adult psychological distress. The PTI is a reliable and valid tool for understanding developmental antecedents of distress.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Parental threatening behavior is a potential factor in the development of psychological distress.
  • A validated tool is needed to retrospectively assess such behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and psychometrically evaluate the Parent Threat Inventory (PTI).
  • To understand the role of parental threatening behavior in the etiology of psychological distress.

Main Methods:

  • Inventory items were generated from theory and student responses.
  • Two student samples (N=200, N=603) completed the inventory and other self-report measures.
  • Psychometric properties, including reliability and validity, were examined.

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Main Results:

  • Factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure explaining 66.2% of variance, consistent across maternal, paternal, and combined scores.
  • The Parent Threat Inventory (PTI) demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
  • The PTI predicted anxious and depressive symptomatology, suggesting construct validity.

Conclusions:

  • The Parent Threat Inventory (PTI) is a reliable and valid instrument for studying developmental antecedents of adult psychological distress.
  • Future research should include clinical populations and parental reporting for validation.