This report summarizes the status of research activities associated with , which supported the validation of the Parental Facilitation of Mastery Scale–II (PFMS-II) . Project Overview
59.2% European American, 22.0% Asian, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% African American, and 5.2% other/unknown. Academic Output 24322 rar
To improve clarity, the "low protection" scale was rescored in the opposite direction and renamed the "overprotection" scale , where higher scores reflect higher levels of parental overprotection. Study Demographics This report summarizes the status of research activities
The research, conducted at the and Wake Forest University , focused on refining and validating a psychometric tool designed to measure how parental behaviors influence a child's development of mastery and resilience. Key Findings Study Demographics The research, conducted at the and
The primary output of this grant is the formal validation study, "Validation of the Parental Facilitation of Mastery Scale–II" , published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology .
The study provided evidence for "strong measurement invariance" of the PFMS-II two-factor structure across biological sexes. This suggests the tool is equally effective for evaluating parenting dynamics regardless of the child's sex.
Validation of the Parental Facilitation of Mastery Scale – II - PMC