Hello,
I am looking for a mindful parenting scale to use with a cohort of parents (predominately mothers) who have personality disorder related difficulties, with a preference for measures with less than 20 items.
I have thought about using the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting (IEM-P) scale (10 items) and would appreciate hearing anyones experiences with using this scale, or suggestions for an alternative.
Thank you,
Kayla
You could try contacting these ResearchGate members who have experience with this:
Article Mindful Parenting Assessed Further: Psychometric Properties ...
Article Mindfulness In Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ): Development a...
Article Psychometric Properties of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in ...
Article Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale: Testing the Ps...
I realised that there were a lot of related papers; the above are the first few:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=Q4tXX7y7Ba7jsAehjJ_4AQ&q=researchgate+mindful+parenting+scale&oq=researchgate+mindful+parenting+scale&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQDDIFCCEQoAE6BQgAEJECOgIIADoFCAAQsQNQ0eEKWIj3CmDShgtoAHAAeACAAYABiAHWApIBAzEuMpgBAKABAaABAqoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj86OGF2dnrAhWuMewKHSHGBx8Q4dUDCA0
Hi Kayla, depending on what your research question is and hence what you actually need to measure, check out the MIPQ and IM-P (which is probably the same one you mention in your question). I haven't used these scales but it's a good idea to always check the psychometric properties and decide how much weight you want to place on them in relation to answering your research question.
When assessing parenting constructs, you also want to take a look at the parent individually and correlate constructs with existing (known) states and traits. So, I'd recommend a self report to establish where the parent is individually, and then how they project out toward their kids with reports from their kids and the parent's observing perspective toward their kids. A full 360 assessment.
You'll have too check the constructs of the MIPQ and IM-P and match it as best as you can to reports from kids and parents. Check out the CAMS-R, MAAS, or Langer LMS and map the domains on a radar chart. Feel free to reach out if you get stuck. Best regards, Monika
Here are some scales measuring parenting mindfulness:
Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale (IM-P) (Article Mindful Parenting Assessed Further: Psychometric Properties ...
);Mindfulness In Parenting Questionnaire (MIPQ)(https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1096&context=cps_stuetd);
Bangor Mindful Parenting Scale (http://profhastings.blogspot.com/p/bangor-mindful-parenting-scale.html).
Hi Kayla,
I am using this scale as part of my research on the evaluation of the My Child & Me program for parents with BPD. Most of the parents in our research have low levels of education, but understand the questions on this test. We also use the DERS (Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale) in this study and we find large to very large correlations between the IEM-P score and most subscales of the DERS.
Hi Lyne Desrosiers
Thank you for your response. When you say you are using this scale do you mean IEM-P, or something else? Also, what does SMI-P stand for?
Thanks again,
Kayla
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