Błażek Ambivalent Parental Communication Questionnaire (BAPCQ)

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Family Studies
• Developmental Psychology

Background:

• Family resilience is built on communication, belief systems, and organizational processes.
• Consistent, honest parent-child communication is vital for a child's security and healthy development.
• Existing tools may not fully capture the nuances of parental communication consistency.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and validate the Błażek Ambivalent Parental Communication Questionnaire (BAPCQ).
• To measure consistency between parents' verbal and non-verbal communication, and their statements and actions.
• To provide a tool for assessing adult evaluations of their communication with parents.

Main Methods:

• Survey research involving 404 adult participants (79% women, 21% men).
• Development of a questionnaire measuring communication consistency across verbal/non-verbal and statement/action dimensions.
• Confirmatory factor analysis to validate the questionnaire's two-factor structure.

Main Results:

• The Błażek Ambivalent Parental Communication Questionnaire (BAPCQ) demonstrated a well-fitted two-factor model with 52 items.
• Statistical indicators confirmed good data fit for both mother and father communication versions (e.g., RMSEA < 0.05).
• The questionnaire reliably measures ambivalent parental communication in adults.

Conclusions:

• The Błażek Ambivalent Parental Communication Questionnaire (BAPCQ) is a validated instrument for assessing parental communication consistency.
• The BAPCQ can be utilized in clinical settings and scientific research on family dynamics.
• This tool aids in understanding the impact of parental communication on adult perceptions and well-being.