Adolescent Parenting Inventory
Adult Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2) Pre-Test: The AAPI-2 assesses the parenting and child rearing attitudes of adult populations. The five areas assessed are: Inappropriate Expectations, Empathy, Corporal Punishment, Role Reversal, and Power Independence. Scores are presented as a Sten, or Standard Ten, which range from 1-10. Scores within the norm lie from 4 through 7. The scores are reported in a Standard ten format, with numbers from 1-10 representing different percentages of the population. Low sten scores (1-3) generally indicate high risk for practicing known abusive parenting practices. High sten scores (8-10) indicate the expressed parenting attitudes reflecting a nurturing, non-abusive parenting philosophy. Mid-range sten
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Keiper scored in the mid-range with a score of 4 in the area inappropriate expectations, which indicates that Ms. Keiper is continuing to learn different aspects of her child’s growth and development, at times allows her child to exhibit normal development behaviors, her self-concept as a caregiver and provider is positive, and she can be supportive of her child at times. Ms. Keiper scored in the high range with a 1 in the area of level of empathy, which indicates Ms. Keiper likely fears spoiling her child, there is a lack of understanding and valuing of her child’s normal developmental needs, expects her child must act right and be good at all times, lacks nurturing skills, and may be unable to handle parenting stresses. Ms. Keiper scored in the mid-range with a score of 5 in the area of corporal punishment, which indicates that Ms. Keiper may be in the learning stages of understanding alternatives to physical force yet believes hitting, spanking, and slapping a child is appropriate and required, continues to lack knowledge of alternatives to corporal punishment, but at times uses alternatives to corporal punishment, is learning to be more democratic in rule making while continuing to be rigid, controlling, authoritarian, and use strong discipline due to the lack of ability to use alternatives to corporal punishment and at times will display respect for her child and the child’s needs. Ms. Keiper scored in the high range with a score of 1 in the area of role reversal,
Keiper scored in the mid-range with a score of 4 in the area inappropriate expectations, which indicates that Ms. Keiper is continuing to learn different aspects of her child’s growth and development, at times allows her child to exhibit normal development behaviors, her self-concept as a caregiver and provider is positive, and she can be supportive of her child at times. Ms. Keiper scored in the high range with a 1 in the area of level of empathy, which indicates Ms. Keiper likely fears spoiling her child, there is a lack of understanding and valuing of her child’s normal developmental needs, expects her child must act right and be good at all times, lacks nurturing skills, and may be unable to handle parenting stresses. Ms. Keiper scored in the mid-range with a score of 5 in the area of corporal punishment, which indicates that Ms. Keiper may be in the learning stages of understanding alternatives to physical force yet believes hitting, spanking, and slapping a child is appropriate and required, continues to lack knowledge of alternatives to corporal punishment, but at times uses alternatives to corporal punishment, is learning to be more democratic in rule making while continuing to be rigid, controlling, authoritarian, and use strong discipline due to the lack of ability to use alternatives to corporal punishment and at times will display respect for her child and the child’s needs. Ms. Keiper scored in the high range with a score of 1 in the area of role reversal,