Pianta child-parent relationship scale (Pianta, 1992)

Previously used with Cohort 08 at age 3, there are two subscales of interest in the

Pianta child-parent relationship measure: ‘conflict’ and ‘positive aspects’ (with the

latter sometimes referred to as ‘closeness’). To get a fuller understanding of the

parent-child relationship, it is preferable to ask about both positive and negative

interactions. This scale is originally credited to Pianta (1992) and has been used in

varying iterations in multiple waves of Growing Up in Ireland – lending its use with

Cohort 24 at age 3 to future as well as current comparisons longitudinally and cross-

cohort. This measure could be asked of both parents in relevant households as there

may be differences between the two dyads (e.g. mother-child and father-child).

Parenting style measure (LSAC, see Lucas et al. 2011)