Parent–child interactive behavior in a German sample of parents with and without a mental illness: model replication and adaption of the Coding Interactive Behavior system

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Contributors

  • Julia Fahrer - , University of Marburg, Justus Liebig University Giessen (Author)
  • Philipp Doebler - , Dortmund University of Technology (Author)
  • Klara Hagelweide - , Dortmund University of Technology (Author)
  • Pius Kern - , University of Marburg (Author)
  • Nora Nonnenmacher - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Vanessa Seipp - , Justus Liebig University Giessen (Author)
  • Corinna Reck - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Christina Schwenck - , Justus Liebig University Giessen (Author)
  • Sarah Weigelt - , Dortmund University of Technology (Author)
  • Anna Lena Zietlow - , Chair of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, University Hospital Heidelberg (Author)
  • Hanna Christiansen - , University of Marburg (Author)

Abstract

Studies using observational measures often fail to meet statistical standards for both reliability and validity. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Coding Interactive Behavior (CIB) System within a German sample of parent–child dyads. The sample consisted of 149 parents with and without a mental illness and their children [n experimental group (EG) = 75, n control group (CG) = 74] who participated in the larger Children of Mentally Ill Parents at Risk Evaluation (COMPARE) study. The age of the children ranged from 3 to 12 years (M = 7.99, SD = 2.5). Exploratory factor analysis supported a five-factor model of the CIB with items describing 1) parental sensitivity/reciprocity, 2) parental intrusiveness, 3) child withdrawal, 4) child involvement, and 5) parent limit setting/child compliance. Compared to international samples, the model was reduced by two independent dyadic factors. Testing for predictive validity identified seven items with predictive power to differentiate parental group membership. The CIB factors did not seem to be sufficiently sensitive to illustrate differences in interaction within a sample of parents with various mental illnesses. To apply the CIB to the described sample or similar ones in the future, additional measurement instruments may be necessary.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number1266383
JournalFrontiers in psychiatry
Volume15
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0002-7278-5711/work/161888016

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Keywords

  • behavior observation, CIB, Coding Interactive Behavior, factor analysis, factorial structure, parent-child interaction, parents with a mental illness, psychometric properties