Reliability of Measures Assessing the Pancultural Association between Perceived Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Psychological Adjustment

Abstract

Meta-analytic procedures from 51 studies worldwide were used to assess the reliability of the two self- report measures most commonly employed to test the transcultural association between perceived parental acceptance-rejection and psychological adjustment. These measures are the (a) Child, Adult, and Parent versions of the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ) and (b) Child and Adult versions of the Personality Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ). Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was the primary measure of reliability used. Results of the meta-analysis support the conclusion that the PARQ is a reliable measure for research, clinical, and applied purposes among American ethnic groups and internationally. Meta-analyses also support the conclusion that the PAQ is a reliable measure for use among American ethnic groups. Insufficient evidence is yet available to draw conclusions about its reliability for widespread use in cross-cultural settings.