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Agreement between Children's and Mothers' Perceptions of Maternal Acceptance and Rejection: A Comparative Study in Finland and Pakistan
Author(s) -
ROHNER RONALD P.,
KHALEQUE ABDUL,
RIAZ MAH NAZIR,
KHAN UZMA,
SADEQUE SADIA,
LAUKKALA HELENA
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
ethos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.783
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1548-1352
pISSN - 0091-2131
DOI - 10.1525/eth.2005.33.3.367
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , perception , demography , sociology , neuroscience
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the relative level of agreement or disagreement between mothers' reports versus children's reports of maternal acceptance‐rejection in Finland and Pakistan. Of special interest was the question whether the level of agreement varied significantly in loving families (as defined by children) versus less than loving families (as defined by children). Data were collected from 144 mother/child dyads. The Child version of the Parental Acceptance‐Rejection Questionnaire for Mothers (Child PARQ: Mother) and the Parent version of the Parental Acceptance‐Rejection Questionnaire for Mothers (Parent PARQ: Mother) were used for these assessments. Results showed that, overall, children in both nations experienced considerable maternal acceptance, and that, overall, there appeared to be a significant level of agreement between mothers' reports and children's reports in both nations; however, the level of agreement was much higher in loving families than in less than loving families.