Psychometrically sound parenting instruments are a critical aid in guiding clinical assessments of adolescent behavioral outcomes, particularly among clinical samples of adolescents. However, there is a paucity of research on these parenting instruments among adolescents with histories of substance use disorders (SUDs) who represent a high-risk clinical population for whom parents are critical in their recovery process. This study investigated the psychometric properties of an abridged 17-item Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) in a sample of 294 adolescents (45% female, mean age = 16 years) and their parents (84% female) recruited from substance use treatment facilities as part of a longitudinal parent study. Confirmatory factor analyses established the factor fit of the abridged APQ, and path analyses assessed the predictive validity of the APQ constructs in relation to adolescent externalizing behaviour symptoms 6 months later. Results suggested the hypothesized three-factor model consisting of Positive Parenting, Poor Monitoring, and Inconsistent Discipline parenting constructs represented a satisfactory fit to the data, with minor modifications in scale content for both adolescent and parent versions. All three latent factors were moderately correlated in the adolescent-reported version, but there was no evidence that Inconsistent Discipline and Poor Monitoring were significantly correlated in the parent-reported version. Additionally, results supported the predictive validity of these constructs related to adolescent externalizing behavioral outcomes. Overall, results of the present study support the utility of a multi-informant abridged parenting assessment. However, some items of the Parental Monitoring and Inconsistent Discipline constructs may not be strong indicators of parenting practices among youth in recovery from SUDs. We conclude with suggestions for future research efforts as well as clinical implications of parenting measures among adolescents with SUD histories.

心理测量学上合理的育儿工具是指导青少年行为结果临床评估的关键帮助，尤其是在青少年临床样本中。然而，在有物质使用障碍 (SUD) 病史的青少年中，对这些育儿工具的研究很少，他们代表了高危临床人群，父母在他们的康复过程中至关重要。本研究调查了从物质使用治疗设施招募的 294 名青少年（45% 女性，平均年龄 = 16 岁）及其父母（84% 女性）样本中的一份精简的 17 项阿拉巴马州育儿问卷 (APQ) 的心理测量特性。纵向父母研究的一部分。验证性因子分析确定了删节 APQ 的因子拟合，路径分析评估了 APQ 结构对 6 个月后青少年外化行为症状的预测有效性。结果表明，假设的三因素模型由积极育儿、不良监控和不一致的纪律育儿结构组成，与数据的拟合度令人满意，青少年和父母版本的量表内容略有修改。在青少年报告的版本中，所有三个潜在因素都是中度相关的，但没有证据表明在父母报告的版本中纪律不一致和监控不力是显着相关的。此外，结果支持这些与青少年外化行为结果相关的结构的预测有效性。总体，本研究的结果支持了多信息人简略育儿评估的效用。然而，父母监督和不一致的纪律结构中的某些项目可能不是青少年从 SUD 中恢复的养育实践的有力指标。最后，我们对未来的研究工作提出了建议，以及对有 SUD 病史的青少年的育儿措施的临床意义。