The Perceived Parental Behavior Inventory was designed to measure three dimensions of students' perceptions of the behaviors of their parents. This study was conducted to determine the statistical validity and theta reliability of the instrument which was administered to 274 students attending a co-educational high school in Cape Town, South Africa. Factor analysis clearly identified the three subscales indicating that the instrument distinguished the students' perceptions of their parents' behaviors in three areas. Estimates of internal consistency of the subscales were assessed using the squared multiple correlation as the index of reliability.
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