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- ABAS-3 - Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, Third Edition
Adaptive behavior across the lifespan; 3 broad domains (Conceptual, Social, Practical) via 11 skill areas (e.g., Communication, Community Use, Functional Academics, Home/School Living, Health & Safety, Leisure, Self-Care, Self-Direction, Social, Work, Motor); General Adaptive Composite
Restrictedvaries by form (~232-241 items per age-band form) - AAI - Adult Attachment Interview
Adult state of mind with respect to attachment, coded from narrative coherence about childhood attachment experiences; classifications Secure-Autonomous, Dismissing, Preoccupied, Unresolved/Disorganized (plus Cannot Classify)
Restricted~20 interview questions (semistructured protocol); coded on 9-point state-of-mind and experience scales - AAS / RAAS - Adult Attachment Scale (and Revised AAS)Length: 10 to 24
Adult attachment on subscales Close, Depend, and Anxiety (AAS); the RAAS reorganizes toward Avoidance (Close+Depend) and Anxiety
Open18 items - ATQ - Adult Temperament Questionnaire
Adult temperament; 4 higher-order factors: Effortful Control, Negative Affect, Extraversion/Surgency, Orienting Sensitivity (with constituent subscales)
Restricted77 (short form); a long form (~249 items) also exists - ASQ-3 - Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition
Parent-completed developmental screening (1-66 months) across 5 areas: Communication, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Problem Solving, Personal-Social
Restricted30 items per age interval (21 age-specific questionnaires), 6 per domain - APQ - Alabama Parenting Questionnaire
Parenting practices linked to conduct problems: Parental Involvement, Positive Parenting, Poor Monitoring/Supervision, Inconsistent Discipline, Corporal Punishment
Restricted42 (full); 9 (APQ-9 short) - AQS - Attachment Q-Set
Secure-base behaviour of the child toward the caregiver in the home, scored as a continuous security criterion rather than a category.
Attribution90 (Q-sort items) - ASQ (attachment) - Attachment Style QuestionnaireLength: 25 to 60
Adult attachment across 5 dimensions: Confidence (secure), Discomfort with Closeness, Need for Approval, Preoccupation with Relationships, Relationships as Secondary; usable with people not in a relationship
Attribution40 items - BASC-3 - Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition
Broadband child/adolescent behavior and emotion; clinical scales (e.g., aggression, anxiety, depression, attention problems, atypicality, withdrawal) and adaptive scales (adaptability, social skills, leadership, functional communication); composite indices
Restrictedvaries by form (Teacher/Parent Rating Scales ~100-175 items; Self-Report of Personality ~130-185) - CBCL / ASEBA - Child Behavior Checklist (and the ASEBA school-age forms: CBCL/6-18, Teacher's Report Form, Youth Self-Report)
Broadband child/adolescent emotional and behavioral problems; 8 empirically-derived syndrome scales (Anxious/Depressed, Withdrawn/Depressed, Somatic Complaints, Social Problems, Thought Problems, Attention Problems, Rule-Breaking Behavior, Aggressive Behavior) plus Internalizing/Externalizing/Total and DSM-oriented scales; competence scales
Restricted120 (CBCL/6-18 problem items); TRF ~120; YSR ~119; CBCL/1.5-5 (preschool) 100 problem items - CHQ - Child Health Questionnaire
Physical and psychosocial health-related quality of life in children/adolescents (5-18); physical functioning, role limitations, bodily pain, general health, mental health, self-esteem, family activities/cohesion, parental impact
RestrictedCHQ-PF50 / PF28 (parent forms, 50 or 28 items); CHQ-CF87/CF45 (child self-report) - CPSS-5 - Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5
child/adolescent PTSD symptom severity mapped to DSM-5 clusters, plus functional-impairment items
Attribution20 symptom items + 7 impairment items (CPSS-5-SR) - CBQ - Children's Behavior Questionnaire
Child temperament (ages 3-8); 15 primary scales loading on 3 higher-order factors: Surgency/Extraversion, Negative Affectivity, Effortful Control
Restricted195 (standard); 94 (short form); 36 (very short form) - CDI 2 - Children's Depression Inventory, Second Edition
Depressive symptoms in youth (7-17); Total plus Emotional Problems and Functional Problems higher-order scales (with subscales: Negative Mood/Physical, Negative Self-Esteem; Ineffectiveness, Interpersonal Problems)
Restricted28 (CDI 2:SR); 12-item Short form; Parent (17) and Teacher (12) rating forms - CY-BOCS - Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
pediatric OCD severity - time, interference, distress, resistance and control for obsessions and compulsions, plus a symptom checklist
Attribution10 severity items (5 obsessions + 5 compulsions) + symptom checklist - CPRS - Co-Parenting Relationship Scale
The co-parenting relationship between two parents; 7 components: Agreement, Closeness, Exposure to Conflict, Support, Undermining, Endorsement of Partner's Parenting, Division of Labor
Attribution35 (full); 14 (brief) - CPQ - Communication Patterns QuestionnaireLength: 25 to 60
couple communication when handling relationship problems - Mutual Constructive Communication, Mutual Avoidance, and Demand/Withdraw (self-demand/partner-withdraw and partner-demand/self-withdraw) across before, during and after a problem
Attribution35 items - Conners-3 - Conners Third Edition
ADHD and comorbid disruptive behavior in youth (6-18); content scales (Inattention, Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, Learning Problems, Executive Functioning, Defiance/Aggression, Peer/Family Relations); DSM symptom scales; ADHD Index
RestrictedParent 110 / Teacher 115 / Self-report 99 (full forms); short forms 45 / 41 / 41; ADHD Index 10 - CSI - Couples Satisfaction Index
Relationship satisfaction (unidimensional), constructed via IRT for high precision in the clinical/distressed range
Attribution36, 16, or 4 (CSI-36 / CSI-16 / CSI-4) - Denver II - Denver Developmental Screening Test II
Developmental screening (birth to 6 years) across 4 domains: Personal-Social, Fine Motor-Adaptive, Language, Gross Motor
Restricted125 tasks (administered by an examiner; age-referenced bars) - DBC - Developmental Behaviour Checklist
Emotional and behavioral problems in children/adolescents (and adults) with intellectual/developmental disability; subscales incl. Disruptive/Antisocial, Self-Absorbed, Communication Disturbance, Anxiety, Social Relating
Restricted96 (DBC-P parent/carer); 94 (DBC-T teacher); 24 (DBC-P24 short) - DESSA - Devereux Student Strengths Assessment
Strengths-based social-emotional competence (K-grade 8); 8 scales: Self-Awareness, Social-Awareness, Self-Management, Goal-Directed Behavior, Relationship Skills, Personal Responsibility, Decision Making, Optimistic Thinking; Social-Emotional Composite
Restricted72 (full); 8-item DESSA-mini screener - DAS / RDAS - Dyadic Adjustment Scale (and Revised DAS)
Quality of marital/cohabiting dyadic adjustment; subscales Dyadic Consensus, Dyadic Satisfaction, Dyadic Cohesion, Affectional Expression; RDAS gives Consensus, Satisfaction, Cohesion
Restricted32 (DAS); 14 (RDAS) - EATQ-R - Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire - Revised
Adolescent temperament/self-regulation (ages 9-15); factors Effortful Control, Surgency, Affiliativeness, Negative Affect; plus behavioral scales (aggression, depressive mood)
Restricted~65 (self-report long); short forms exist; parent-report version available - ECBQ - Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire
toddler temperament (ages ~18-36 months) - 18 fine-grained scales loading on three broad factors: Surgency, Negative Affectivity, and Effortful Control
Attribution201 (standard); 107 (short form); 36 (very short form) - EAS Temperament Survey (Emotionality, Activity, Sociability)
Temperament dimensions Emotionality, Activity, Sociability (Shyness in the child version); derived from the earlier EASI (which also included Impulsivity)
Attribution20 (child parent-rating version); adult self-report version also ~20 - s-EMBU - Egna Minnen Betraffande Uppfostran - Short Form (My Memories of Upbringing)
Perceived parental rearing behavior on 3 dimensions: Rejection, Emotional Warmth, and Overprotection (separately for mother and father)
Attribution23 per parent (short form; original EMBU ~81 items) - ECR - Experiences in Close Relationships
Adult romantic/close-relationship attachment on two dimensions: Attachment Anxiety (fear of abandonment) and Attachment Avoidance (discomfort with closeness/dependence)
Open36 (18 anxiety + 18 avoidance) - ECR-RS - Experiences in Close Relationships - Relationship Structures
Adult attachment Anxiety and Avoidance measured separately toward multiple targets (mother, father, romantic partner, best friend) with one common 9-item set; captures global and relationship-specific attachment
Open9 per target (6 avoidance + 3 anxiety), repeated across 4 targets - ECR-R - Experiences in Close Relationships - Revised
Adult attachment Anxiety and Avoidance (IRT-refined item set from the ECR pool)
Open36 (18 anxiety + 18 avoidance) - ECBI - Eyberg Child Behavior InventoryLength: 25 to 60
Disruptive/externalizing (conduct-problem) behavior in children 2-16; Intensity (how often) and Problem (is it a problem) dimensions
Restricted36 items - FACES IV - Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales IV
Circumplex Model dimensions of family Cohesion and Flexibility; 6 scales: balanced Cohesion, balanced Flexibility, and unbalanced Disengaged, Enmeshed, Rigid, Chaotic (often with Communication and Satisfaction scales)
Restricted42 (6 scales x 7 items; +Communication and Satisfaction add ~20) - FES - Family Environment ScaleLength: Over 60
Social-environmental climate of the family across 10 subscales in 3 domains: Relationship (Cohesion, Expressiveness, Conflict); Personal Growth (Independence, Achievement Orientation, Intellectual-Cultural, Active-Recreational, Moral-Religious); System Maintenance (Organization, Control)
Restricted90 items - Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment
Quality and quantity of stimulation and support available to a child in the home: responsivity, acceptance, organisation, learning materials, involvement, variety.
Restricted45 (Infant/Toddler); 55 (Early Childhood); 59 (Middle Childhood); 60 (Early Adolescent) - IOS - Inclusion of Other in the Self ScaleLength: Under 10 items
Subjective closeness in a relationship, represented as the degree of overlap between self and other.
Attribution1 item - IBQ-R - Infant Behavior Questionnaire - Revised
Infant temperament (3-12 months); 14 scales loading on 3 factors: Surgency/Extraversion, Negative Affectivity, Orienting/Regulation
Restricted191 (standard); 91 (short form); 37 (very short form) - IPPA - Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment
Adolescent/young-adult attachment security to parents and peers on three dimensions: Trust, Communication, and Alienation
Attribution75 (revised: 25 each for mother, father, peers; original 28 parent + 25 peer) - IMS - Investment Model Scale
Rusbult's Investment Model of relationship commitment: Commitment Level plus its three bases - Satisfaction Level, Quality of Alternatives, and Investment Size
Attribution~22 global items (5 per construct + commitment) plus facet items - KMSS / KMS - Kansas Marital Satisfaction ScaleLength: Under 10 items
Global marital/relationship satisfaction (satisfaction with the marriage, the spouse/partner, and the relationship)
Attribution3 items - KIDSCREEN
Generic health-related quality of life and well-being in children/adolescents (8-18); 10 dimensions (e.g., Physical Well-Being, Psychological Well-Being, Moods/Emotions, Self-Perception, Autonomy, Parent Relations, Social Support/Peers, School Environment, Social Acceptance/Bullying, Financial Resources)
Restricted52, 27, or 10 (KIDSCREEN-52 / -27 / -10 index) - MAT / LWMAT - Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment TestLength: 10 to 24
Global marital adjustment/satisfaction; one global happiness item plus areas of agreement and conflict-resolution/cohesion items
Open15 items - CDI - MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories
Early language and communication: vocabulary comprehension and production, gestures, and early grammar, by parent report.
Restricted~396 (Words and Gestures, 8-18 months); ~680 (Words and Sentences, 16-30 months); short forms ~89-100 - MSI-R - Marital Satisfaction Inventory - RevisedLength: Over 60
Multidimensional couple distress across 13 scales (e.g., Global Distress, Affective Communication, Problem-Solving Communication, Aggression, Time Together, Sexual Dissatisfaction, Role Orientation, Family History of Distress, Dissatisfaction with Children, Conflict over Child Rearing) plus validity scales
Restricted150 items - MPAS - Maternal Postnatal Attachment ScaleLength: 10 to 24
Mother-to-infant attachment quality in the first year: quality of attachment, absence of hostility, pleasure in interaction.
Restricted19 items - FAD - McMaster Family Assessment DeviceLength: 25 to 60
Family functioning per the McMaster Model; 7 subscales: Problem Solving, Communication, Roles, Affective Responsiveness, Affective Involvement, Behavior Control, and General Functioning
Restricted60 items - M-CHAT-R/F - Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised (with Follow-Up)
Autism-spectrum risk screening in toddlers (16-30 months); two-stage (questionnaire + structured follow-up interview)
Attribution20 (M-CHAT-R) + structured follow-up items - MFQ / SMFQ - Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (and Short MFQ)
Depressive symptoms in children, adolescents, and young adults (affective and cognitive depression items)
Open33 (MFQ); 13 (SMFQ) - MASC-2 - Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, Second Edition
Youth anxiety (8-19); scales incl. Separation Anxiety/Phobias, GAD Index, Social Anxiety (Humiliation/Performance Fears), Obsessions & Compulsions, Physical Symptoms (Panic, Tense/Restless), Harm Avoidance; plus validity indices
Restricted50 (self and parent forms) - NRI - Network of Relationships Inventory
Quality of multiple personal relationships (mother, father, sibling, friend, partner, teacher) using a common item set; positive features (companionship, intimacy, affection, reliable alliance, nurturance, support) and negative features (conflict, antagonism, criticism); attachment/caregiving behavioral-systems version
Attribution~30-33 (varies by version; rated per relationship target) - PARQ - Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire
Perceived/remembered parental Warmth-Affection, Hostility-Aggression, Indifference-Neglect, and Undifferentiated Rejection (a Warmth/Acceptance-Rejection continuum); PARTheory framework
Restricted60 (standard); 24 (short form); separate mother and father versions - PBI - Parental Bonding Instrument
Retrospective perceived parenting in the first 16 years on two dimensions: Care and Overprotection (Control), yielding four quadrants (optimal, affectionate constraint, affectionless control, neglectful)
Attribution25 per parent (completed separately for mother and father) - PBA - Parental Burnout AssessmentLength: 10 to 24
Parental burnout: exhaustion in the parental role, contrast with previous parental self, feelings of being fed up with parenting, emotional distancing from the children.
Attribution23 items - PRFQ - Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire
parental mentalizing (reflective functioning) - Pre-Mentalizing Modes, Certainty about Mental States, and Interest and Curiosity in the child's mental states
Attribution18 (6 per subscale) - PS - Parenting ScaleLength: 25 to 60
Dysfunctional discipline practices: Laxness, Overreactivity, and Verbosity (a Hostility factor appears in some studies)
Attribution30 items - PSOC - Parenting Sense of Competence Scale
Parental self-perceptions of competence on two factors: Satisfaction (affective: anxiety/motivation/frustration) and Efficacy (instrumental: competence, capability, problem-solving)
Attribution17 (16 in some versions) - PSI-4 / PSI-SF - Parenting Stress Index, Fourth Edition (and Short Form)
Magnitude of stress in the parent-child system; Child Domain and Parent Domain (13 subscales) plus Total Stress; PSI-SF gives Parental Distress, Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction, Difficult Child, Total Stress, and a Defensive Responding index
Restricted120 (PSI-4 full); 36 (PSI-4-SF) - PSDQ - Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire
Baumrind-style parenting: Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Permissive styles, each with subdimensions (e.g., warmth/involvement, reasoning/induction, democratic participation; verbal hostility, punitive, non-reasoning; indulgent, ignoring misbehavior)
Attribution62 (full); 32 (short form) - PLS - Passionate Love Scale
Passionate love: cognitive preoccupation, physiological arousal, and behavioural intentions toward a specific other.
Attribution30 (15-item short form) - PedsQL - Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (Generic Core Scales 4.0)
Health-related quality of life in children/adolescents; 4 scales: Physical, Emotional, Social, and School Functioning; Physical Health and Psychosocial Health summary scores
Restricted23 (Generic Core 4.0) - PSC - Pediatric Symptom Checklist
Child/adolescent psychosocial functioning screen; total impairment plus (PSC-17) Internalizing, Externalizing, and Attention subscales
Open35 (PSC); 17 (PSC-17); youth self-report (Y-PSC) parallels both