Normalization of Parents’ Response to Children’s Positive Emotions Scale

Abstract

This study evaluated the normalization of the Persian version of the Parents’ Response to Children’s Positive Emotions Scale (PRCPS). For evaluating reliability and validity of this scale through random sampling, 400 mothers of 4-7-year-old children completed the PRCPS and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). Evaluating internal reliability of PRCPS subscales by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient shows that αs ranges of all subscales were from 0.73 to 0.83. Test-retest reliability revealed that PRCPS were significantly correlated with range of .92 to .97. In content validity two items changed. And about PRCPS results suggest that four factors should be extracted that this is similar to the original version. The correlation of subscale of PRCPS and CERQ were significant that it means this scale had a good divergent and convergent validity. Iranian norm of PRCPS was examined via standard scores (Z_ score). It was concluded that the PRCPS is a reliable and valid instrument in this sample and we have the norm of Iranian mothers.