Perception of Parental Conflict

Strongly Strongly
Agree Agree Unsure Disagree Disagree
(a) My parents frequently
have arguments [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
(b) I get really frightened
when my parents fight [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
(c) I worry about what will
happen to me when my
parents argue [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
(d) I never see my parents
argue or disagree with
each other (-) [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
(e) When my parents have
problems they usually
can sort them out (-) [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
(f) It upsets me a lot
when my parents argue [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Calculation of Measure: Code items a, b, c, and f from ‘strongly agree’ =1, to
strongly disagree = 5. Items d and e should be coded from strongly agree = 5 to
strongly disagree = 1. The mean of the items provides a measure of perception of
parental conflict.