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Development of the PAAI as a Measure of Attitudes of Parents with Preschool Children Toward Substance Use and Abuse
Author(s) -
HAHN ELLEN J.,
PAPAZIAN KATHERINE R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1989.tb00360.x
Subject(s) - substance abuse , psychology , socioeconomic status , substance use , population , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health
Because parents have a major impact on their preschool children's development, the study of parental attitudes is crucial to understanding substance abuse behavior. This study examined the reliability of an instrument to measure attitudes of parents with preschool children regarding substance use and abuse. The sample consisted of a lower to middle socioeconomic, racially diverse population of 101 parents of preschool children. The Parent Attitude Assessment Instrument (PAAI) measured parents' attitudes toward substance use and abuse, parental role modeling, and substance abuse prevention with preschool children.