Parental Treatment Questionnaire (PTQ)

1.    As a child‚ I received a great deal of approval from my mother.

2.    As a child‚ I received a great deal of approval from my father.

3.    My mother made me feel worthy as a child.

4.    My father made me feel worthy as a child.

5.    My mother never seemed to care much how I was doing in my endeavors.

6.    My father never seemed to care much how I was doing in my endeavors.

7.    I can remember my mother was very yelling at me a lot.
8.    I can remember my father was very yelling at me a lot.
9.    My mother was very critical of me as a child.
10.My father was very critical of me as a child.

11.When I experienced difficulties as a child‚ my mother was very supportive.

12.When I experienced difficulties as a child‚ my mother was very supportive.

 

This instrument can be found at: Self-liking and self-competence as dimensions of global self-esteem

 
5- point likert
Negative items reversed
 

Tafarodi‚ R. W.‚ & Swann‚ W. B. Jr.‚ (1995). Self-liking and self-competence as dimensions of global self-esteem: Initial validation of a measure. Journal of Personality Assessment‚ 65‚ 322–342.

Tafarodi‚ R. W.‚ & Vu‚ C. (1997). Two-dimensional self-esteem and reactions to success and failure. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin‚ 23‚ 626–635.

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