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Parental Modernity scale

Also known as: Parental Modernity Inventory

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Publications - Parenting Across Cultures parentingacrosscultures.org Parenting Across Cultures Apr 25, 2025 11 facts

referenceJennifer E. Lansford edited a special issue of Parenting: Science and Practice titled 'Parenting attributions and attitudes around the world,' which utilized the Parental Modernity scale, the Parents’ Attribution Test, and the Social Desirability Scale.

referenceThe study 'Parenting attributions and attitudes of mothers and fathers in China' by Chang, Chen, and Ji (2011) utilized data from the Parenting Across Cultures project, specifically the Parental Modernity scale, Parents’ Attribution Test, and Social Desirability Scale collected during Wave 1.

referenceThe special issue 'Parenting attributions and attitudes around the world' edited by Jennifer E. Lansford (2011) utilized the Parental Modernity scale, Parents’ Attribution Test, and Social Desirability Scale (Wave 1) to measure parenting perspectives.

referenceThe study 'Hostile attributional bias and aggressive behavior in global context' by Dodge et al. (2015) investigates the relationship between hostile attributional bias and aggressive behavior using data from the Parental Acceptance/Rejection-Control Questionnaire, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Child Behavior Checklist, Parental Modernity scale, and Normative Beliefs about Aggression.

referenceLansford and Bornstein (2011) introduced a special issue of Parenting: Science and Practice focused on parenting attributions and attitudes in diverse cultural contexts, utilizing the Parental Modernity scale, the Parents’ Attribution Test, and the Social Desirability Scale.

claimThe study 'Mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of parents’ expectations about children’s family obligations in nine countries' utilized the Parental Modernity Inventory (Wave 1), the Parental Acceptance/Rejection-Control Questionnaire-Short Form (Wave 3), and the Family Obligations instrument (Wave 3) to collect data from mothers, fathers, and children.

referenceDi Giunta, Uribe Tirado, and Márquez (2011) examined the attributions and attitudes of mothers and fathers in Colombia using the Parental Modernity scale, the Parents’ Attribution Test, and the Social Desirability Scale.

claimThe Parenting Across Cultures project research utilized the 'Parental Modernity' scale to assess mothers and fathers during Wave 1 of data collection.

referenceA 2016 study by M. Bacchini et al. titled 'Mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of parents’ expectations about children’s family obligations in nine countries' was published in the International Journal of Psychology, utilizing the Parental Modernity Inventory, Parental Acceptance/Rejection-Control Questionnaire-Short Form, and Family Obligations measures.

referenceLansford et al. (2011) examined the attributions and attitudes of mothers and fathers in the United States using the Parental Modernity scale, the Parents’ Attribution Test, and the Social Desirability Scale.

referenceThe study 'Predicting Filipino mothers’ and fathers’ reported use of corporal punishment from education, authoritarian attitudes, and endorsement of corporal punishment' by Jocson, M. R. M., Alampay, L. P., & Lansford, J. E. (2012) examined predictors of corporal punishment using the Discipline Interview (Waves 1 and 2) and the Parental Modernity scale (Wave 1).