An adapted version of the Child’s Report on Parental Behavior Inventory (CRPBI; Teleki, Powell, & Dodder, 1982) was administered to the adolescent and both parents. Adolescents reported on both parents, and spouses reported on each other. Acceptance (10 items), rejection (9 items), and consistent discipline (9 items) were each assessed on 3-point Likert scales. Adolescent and mother reports of fathering were correlated (r = .27 for acceptance, .27 for rejection, and .20 for consistent discipline) as were adolescent and father reports of mothering (r = .16 for acceptance, .18 for rejection, and .15 for consistent discipline), and scores were averaged across reporters to create a summary scale of each parent’s acceptance, rejection, and discipline (α > .80 for all scales).
