Parent as a Teacher Inventory: Factor Analyses for Fathers, Mothers, and Teachers

Strom (1974) 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 Likert-type statements. A factor analysis was performed on the responses of 615 parents of...

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Published in:Educational and psychological measurement 1989-09, Vol.49 (3), p.689-695
Main Authors: Thornburg, Kathy R., Gray, Mary McPhail, Ispa, Jean M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Developmental psychology
Education
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Parents & parenting
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Social research
Teachers
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Summary:Strom (1974) 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 Likert-type statements. A factor analysis was performed on the responses of 615 parents of preschool children. In addition, items were slightly re-worded and given to 267 early childhood teachers. Results indicated that 33 of the 50 PAAT items are included in 5 separate factors for fathers; 29 items are included in 5 factors for mothers; and 35 items are in 5 factors for teachers. Next, two techniques comparing factor structures were employed to determine if this instrument could be used in a comparative manner among fathers, mothers and/or teachers. These analyses strongly support the idea of factor congruence across the three samples.
ISSN:0013-1644
1552-3888
DOI:10.1177/001316448904900323