Parent as a Teacher Inventory: A Statistical Factor Analysis

Strom (10) developed the Parent as a Teacher Inventory (PAAT) to measure parents' feelings and beliefs regarding interaction with their young children. Parents indicate their level of agreement with 50 statements divided into five 10-item subsets. The investigators administered the PAAT to a sa...

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Published in:The Journal of experimental education 1983-07, Vol.51 (4), p.200-202
Main Authors: Thornburg, Kathy R., Ispa, Jean, Gray, Mary Mcphail, Ponder, Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Biological and medical sciences
Child care
Child rearing
Children
Correlations
Educational psychology
Factor analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Orientation. Evaluation
Parenting
Parents
Play languages
Preschool children
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:Strom (10) developed the Parent as a Teacher Inventory (PAAT) to measure parents' feelings and beliefs regarding interaction with their young children. Parents indicate their level of agreement with 50 statements divided into five 10-item subsets. The investigators administered the PAAT to a sample of 615 parents of preschool children. Item analysis, principal component factor analysis, and a scree test retained 28 items grouped into six separate factors. Using coefficient alpha and multiple correlation, all six factors were found to be reliable and real. Recognition of the need for caution in the use and interpretation of the complete PAAT is important for future research.
ISSN:0022-0973
1940-0683
DOI:10.1080/00220973.1983.11011863