Parent-completed developmental questionnaires: Effectiveness with low and middle income parents

The Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) are a series of parent-completed questionnaires designed to screen the developmental performance of children from 4 through 48 months of age. This study examined the use of the ASQ with parents from low and middle income backgrounds. Ninety-six parents comp...

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Published in:Early childhood research quarterly 1998, Vol.13 (2), p.345-354
Main Authors: Squires, Jane K, Potter, LaWanda, Bricker, Diane D, Lamorey, Suzanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Development
Comparative Analysis
Longitudinal Studies
Low Income Groups
Middle Class Parents
Parent Attitudes
Parents
Questionnaires
Social Differences
Socioeconomic Status
Test Reliability
Young Children
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Summary:The Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) are a series of parent-completed questionnaires designed to screen the developmental performance of children from 4 through 48 months of age. This study examined the use of the ASQ with parents from low and middle income backgrounds. Ninety-six parents completed the ASQ on their child from 4 through 30 months. Percent agreement between questionnaires completed by parents in the low income sample ( N= 54) and a professionally-administered standardized assessment ranged from .80–.91 ( X = .85); percent agreement for questionnaires completed by parents in the middle income sample ( N = 42) ranged from .85–.93 ( X = .89). In this longitudinal study, both middle and low income parents appeared able to complete developmental questionnaires with reasonable accuracy.
ISSN:0885-2006
1873-7706
DOI:10.1016/S0885-2006(99)80043-X