Perceived Parental Monitoring: A Systematic Review of Monitoring Instruments

Authors:

Handschuh, C., Mokkink, L. B., and Smaldone, A.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate parental monitoring instruments and the theoretical perspectives informing their development.

METHODS: Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, seven databases were searched for original studies using a monitoring instrument. The psychometric properties of each identified instrument were assessed using the "COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments" (COSMIN) methodology.

RESULTS: Of 2,245 articles identified, 72 studies representing six parental monitoring instruments met inclusion criteria. Quality of reporting on psychometric properties varied widely across instruments with only three including content validation studies.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings of this review reveal inattention to the psychometric quality of child self-reported monitoring instruments. Future research must focus on the psychometric quality of instruments used to measure the parent-child relationship.

DOI:

10.1891/jnm-d-19-00045

URL:

https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrjnm/early/2020/10/21/jnm-d-19-00045

Journal:

J Nurs Meas

issn:

1061-3749

Publication year:

2020

pages:

E253-e292

Functional status:

Cognitive/mental functioning
Social functioning

Age:

Children (0-18)

Disease:

Codes for special purposes

PRO / non-PRO:

Patient Reported Outcome

Type of measurement instrument:

1 - Questionnaires
2 - Interviews

Instrument:

Communities that Care Youth Survey-Poor family management subscale
Parental Monitoring Instrument
Parental Monitoring Scale-Oregon Youth Study
Parental Monitoring Scale-Small & Kerns
Parenting Questionnaire (versions: Alabama Parenting Questionnaire)
Sources of parental knowledge-Child disclosure subscale