Abstract Family services providers and researchers have a great need for efficient and valid assessment instruments. This secondary analysis explored whether the validity of a brief observational screener of mother-child interactions would be supported with self-report data concerning family functioning. A subset of participants in the Illinois Families Study (n = 193; 75% African American) was observed in interaction with their children (ages 0–5) in their homes. Parent-child relationship qualities were assessed with eight items from the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory-Infant/Toddler version, presented as a new Affection subscale of the HOME. Exploratory multivariate analyses indicate neighborhood disorder, mothers’ emotional disengagement, stress, and spanking were significant predictors of in-home observations. Implications for the utility of a brief screener for parent-child interactive behavior are discussed.

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使用家庭清单的新情感分量表对低收入母亲和儿童进行简短的家庭评估

摘要 家庭服务提供者和研究人员非常需要高效和有效的评估工具。该次要分析探讨了有关家庭功能的自我报告数据是否支持母子互动的简短观察筛选器的有效性。观察到伊利诺伊州家庭研究的一部分参与者（n = 193；75% 非裔美国人）在家中与孩子（0-5 岁）互动。亲子关系质量通过家庭环境测量 (HOME) 清单 - 婴儿/幼儿版本中的八个项目进行评估，作为家庭的新情感子量表。探索性多变量分析表明邻里混乱、母亲的情绪脱离、压力、和打屁股是家庭观察的重要预测因素。讨论了对亲子互动行为的简短筛选器的效用的影响。