Parent Personality and Parenting Behaviour and Beliefs Research Study- SURVEY ITEMS These items will be administered using Qualtrics (web-based survey software). 1. Socio-demographic information 1. Parent age (open response) 2. Caregiving role/relationship to child (mother; father; other parent) 3. Parent highest level of education (Year 10; Year 12; Tafe/certificate; undergraduate; postgraduate) 4. Parent relationship status (married/defacto/partnered; single; widowed; other) 5. Age of focus child (open response) 6. Gender of focus child (open response) 7. Total number of children in the family (open response) 8. Hours per week focus child spends in out of home care (e.g. childcare; Kindergarten; crèche; family daycare) (open response) 9. Does the focus child attend primary school? (yes/no) 2. Personality International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) 50 item scale Reference: Goldberg, L. R. (1992). The development of markers for the Big-Five factor structure. Psychological Assessment, 4, 26-42; http://ipip.ori.org/New_IPIP-50-item-scale.htm Instructions: Using the statements below, please describe yourself as you generally are now, not as you wish to be in the future. Describe yourself as you honestly see yourself, in relation to other people you know of the same gender as you are, and roughly your same age. Response options: Very inaccurate; moderately inaccurate; neither accurate nor inaccurate; moderately accurate; very accurate. 1. Am the life of the party. 2. Feel little concern for others. 3. Am always prepared. 4. Get stressed out easily. 5. Have a rich vocabulary. 6. Don't talk a lot. 7. Am interested in people. 8. Leave my belongings around. 9. Am relaxed most of the time. 10. Have difficulty understanding abstract ideas. 11. Feel comfortable around people. 12. Insult people. 13. Pay attention to details. 14. Worry about things. 15. Have a vivid imagination. 16. Keep in the background. 17. Sympathize with others' feelings. 18. Make a mess of things. 19. Seldom feel blue. 20. Am not interested in abstract ideas. 21. Start conversations. 22. Am not interested in other people's problems. 23. Get chores done right away. 24. Am easily disturbed. 25. Have excellent ideas. 26. Have little to say. 27. Have a soft heart. 28. Often forget to put things back in their proper place. 29. Get upset easily. 30. Do not have a good imagination. 31. Talk to a lot of different people at parties. 32. Am not really interested in others. 33. Like order. 34. Change my mood a lot. 35. Am quick to understand things. 36. Don't like to draw attention to myself. 37. Take time out for others. 38. Shirk my duties. 39. Have frequent mood swings. 40. Use difficult words. 41. Don't mind being the center of attention. 42. Feel others' emotions. 43. Follow a schedule. 44. Get irritated easily. 45. Spend time reflecting on things. 46. Am quiet around strangers. 47. Make people feel at ease. 48. Am exacting in my work. 49. Often feel blue. 50. Am full of ideas. 3. Parenting Beliefs Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC; Parenting sense of competence scale (Johnston & Mash (1989). A Measure of Parenting Satisfaction and Efficacy. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 18(2), 167-175. Rogers & Matthews (2004). The parenting sense of competence scale: Investigation of the factor structure, reliability, and validity for an Australian sample. Australian Psychologist, 39(1), 88-96.) Which response is most true for you? Strongly agree Agree Mildly agree Mildly disagree Disagree Strongly disagree The problems of taking care of a child are easy to solve once you know how your actions affect your child; an understanding I have acquired 1 2 3 4 5 6 Even though being a parent could be rewarding, I am frustrated now while my child is at his/her present age 1 2 3 4 5 6 I go to bed the same way that I wake up in the morning feeling that I have not accomplished a whole lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 I do not know why it is, but sometimes when I'm supposed to be in control, I feel more like the one being manipulated 1 2 3 4 5 6 My parents were better prepared to be a good parent than I am 1 2 3 4 5 6 I would make a fine model for a new parent to follow to learn what she/he would need to know in order to be a good parent 1 2 3 4 5 6 Being a parent is manageable, and any problems are easily solved 1 2 3 4 5 6 Which response is most true for you? Strongly agree Agree Mildly agree Mildly disagree Disagree Strongly disagree A difficult problem in being a parent is not knowing whether you are doing a good job or a bad one 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sometimes I feel like I'm not getting anything done 1 2 3 4 5 6 I meet my own personal expectations for expertise in caring for my child 1 2 3 4 5 6 If anyone can find the answer to what is troubling my child, I am the one 1 2 3 4 5 6 My talents and interests are in other areas, not being a parent 1 2 3 4 5 6 Considering how long I have been a parent, I feel thoroughly familiar with this role 1 2 3 4 5 6 If being a parent was only more interesting, I would be motivated to do a better job 1 2 3 4 5 6 I honestly believe I have all the skills necessary to be a good parent to my child 1 2 3 4 5 6 Being a parent makes me tense and anxious 1 2 3 4 5 6 4. Parenting behaviour Warmth and involvement from the Parenting Practices Scale (Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Parenting Practices Scales, http://www.growingupinaustralia.gov.au/pubs/asr/2010/asr2010e.html Please circle the response that is most true for you. Thinking about the last 6 months, how often did you: Never/ Almost never Rarely Sometimes Often Always/ Almost always Show affection by hugging, kissing and holding your child? 1 2 3 4 5 Hug or hold your child for no particular reason? 1 2 3 4 5 Tell your child how happy he/she makes you? 1 2 3 4 5 Have warm, close times together with your child? 1 2 3 4 5 Enjoy doing things with your child? 1 2 3 4 5 Feel close to your child, both when he/she is happy and when he/she is upset? 1 2 3 4 5 Over the past week, how many days have you personally done the following activities with your child? None 1 or 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 7 days Read from a book 0 1 2 3 Told a story, not from a book 0 1 2 3 Played with toys/games indoors 0 1 2 3 Involved them in everyday activities 0 1 2 3 Played a game outdoors/exercised together 0 1 2 3