Perceptions of Parents Scales – The Child Scale (POPS)

Mother's time to talk: (a) Never enough time, (b) Usually don't have enough time, (c) Sometimes have enough time, (d) Always have enough time

Mother's behavior explanation vs control: (a) Always explains how to behave, (b) Sometimes explains how to behave, (c) Sometimes makes behave because she's the boss, (d) Always makes behave because she's the boss

Mother asking about school: (a) Always asks, (b) Usually asks, (c) Usually doesn't ask, (d) Never asks

Mother's reaction to disobedience: (a) Always gets very upset, (b) Sometimes gets very upset, (c) Sometimes tries to understand, (d) Always tries to understand

Mother's time to talk about problems: (a) Always has time, (b) Sometimes has time, (c) Don't always have time, (d) Never has time

Mother's discipline style: (a) Never punishes/always talks, (b) Hardly ever punishes/usually talks, (c) Usually punishes without talking much, (d) Always punishes without talking at all

Mother's direction vs child's decision: (a) Always tells what to do, (b) Sometimes tells what to do, (c) Sometimes likes child to decide, (d) Always likes child to decide

Mother's reaction to mistakes: (a) Always thinks it's OK, (b) Sometimes thinks it's OK, (c) Always gets angry, (d) Sometimes gets angry

Mother's interest in child's activities: (a) Never wants to know, (b) Usually doesn't want to know, (c) Sometimes wants to know, (d) Always wants to know

Mother's reaction to school performance: (a) Always gets upset, (b) Sometimes gets upset, (c) Hardly ever gets upset, (d) Never gets upset

Mother's interest in talking to teachers: (a) Always likes to talk, (b) Sometimes likes to talk, (c) Usually doesn't like to talk, (d) Never likes to talk

Father's time to talk: (a) Never enough time, (b) Usually don't have enough time, (c) Sometimes have enough time, (d) Always have enough time

Father's behavior explanation vs control: (a) Always explains how to behave, (b) Sometimes explains how to behave, (c) Sometimes makes behave because he's the boss, (d) Always makes behave because he's the boss

Father asking about school: (a) Always asks, (b) Usually asks, (c) Usually doesn't ask, (d) Never asks

Father's reaction to disobedience: (a) Always gets very upset, (b) Sometimes gets very upset, (c) Sometimes tries to understand, (d) Always tries to understand

Father's time to talk about problems: (a) Always has time, (b) Sometimes has time, (c) Don't always have time, (d) Never has time

Father's discipline style: (a) Never punishes/always talks, (b) Hardly ever punishes/usually talks, (c) Usually punishes without talking much, (d) Always punishes without talking at all

Father's direction vs child's decision: (a) Always tells what to do, (b) Sometimes tells what to do, (c) Sometimes likes child to decide, (d) Always likes child to decide

Father's reaction to mistakes: (a) Always thinks it's OK, (b) Sometimes thinks it's OK, (c) Always gets angry, (d) Sometimes gets angry

Father's interest in child's activities: (a) Never wants to know, (b) Usually doesn't want to know, (c) Sometimes wants to know, (d) Always wants to know

Father's reaction to school performance: (a) Always gets upset, (b) Sometimes gets upset, (c) Hardly ever gets upset, (d) Never gets upset

Father's interest in talking to teachers: (a) Always likes to talk, (b) Sometimes likes to talk, (c) Usually doesn't like to talk, (d) Never likes to talk