Parenting Styles Scale

PSS

This tool is used to assess parenting styles. Scoring can be found at the end of this measure. Father style can be measured with same tool with wording adjustment. Further description can be found in the video sessions.

1. I can count on my mother to help me out, if I have some kind of problem(Required)
2. My mother keeps pushing me to do my best in whatever I do(Required)
3. My mother keeps pushing me to think independently(Required)
4. My mother helps me with my schoolwork if there is something I don't understand(Required)
5. When my mother wants me to do something, she explains why(Required)
6. When I get a poor grade in school, my mother encourages me to try harder(Required)
7. My mother knows who my friends are(Required)
8. My mother spends time just talking with me(Required)
9. My mother and I do things for fun together(Required)

Please answer the following questions as they relate to how much your MOTHER tries to know about you.

10. How much does your mother TRY to know where you go at night?(Required)
11. How much does your mother TRY to know what you do with your free time?(Required)
12. How much does your mother TRY to know where you are most afternoons after school?(Required)

Please answer the following questions as they relate to how much your MOTHER really knows about you

14. How much does your mother REALLY know what you do with your free time?(Required)
15. How much does your mother REALLY know where you are most afternoons after school?(Required)
16. In a typical week, what is the latest you can stay out on SCHOOL NIGHTS (Monday - Thursday)?(Required)
17. In a typical week, what is the latest you can stay out on FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT?(Required)
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