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A Preliminary Construction And Validation Of A Measure Of Mothering, Cheryl A. Lane
A Preliminary Construction And Validation Of A Measure Of Mothering, Cheryl A. Lane
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
This research project outlines the preliminary construction of the Measure of Mothering (MOM) , a self-report rating instrument based upon the research on the relationship between maternal caregiving and the development of psychological disorders in children. Such an instrument is needed because there appears to be no published measure designed to assess mothering effectiveness. Two primary questions were addressed in this study: (a) can an instrument be developed that measures mothering effectiveness based on dimensions derived from the literature?, and (b) Can a pilot test of the instrument demonstrate that it possesses acceptable psychometric qualities? The first procedure used in …