Description
The Brief Adolescent-Parent Relationship Scale (BAPRS) is an instrument developed to assess parents’ views of their relationship with their adolescents and vice-versa. The instrument consists of 25 items with an adolescent (13 to 16 years) form of 13 items and a parent’s form of 12 items. The item development was limited to content that would be appropriate for adolescents in this age range. It is rated on a five-point Likert scale. Each item is worded positively and rated on a 5-point scale anchored with the terms as Never = 1, Seldom = 2, Sometimes = 3, Often = 4, Always = 5. A total score is then calculated by summing all five items and ranges from 12 to 60 for parents form and 13 to 65 for adolescent form. It can be administered as a self-report questionnaire in a group setting or individually. The time required to complete the assessment ranges from 5 to 10 minutes. It is a practical and user-friendly assessing scale for parents that could be used in a variety of settings. The same form can be used for both parents.
