Interpersonal Behaviors Questionnaire (IBQ) applied to parenting of emerging adults: dimensional structure and criterion validity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prolonged transitions to adulthood strengthen interest in parenting characteristics that can shape emerging adults' development and progression to full-fledged adulthood. It also strengthens interest in instruments suitable for measuring such parenting characteristics. The current study contributes to this area of research by applying the Interpersonal Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ), to assess parenting behaviors that are pertinent for emerging adults' development and wellbeing, and seeks evidence of its dimensional structure and criterion validity.

Method

The sample of the study consisted of 600 emerging adults (M_age = 24.94, SD_age = 3.03, range 19-29 years; 52.3% women). The dimensionality of IBQ was assessed by testing a sequence of theo

SUBMITTER: Vosylis R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9717410 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature