Appendix 3
Parental Style and Dimension Questionnaire (PSDQ-SF)
Instructions: Please respond to each item
Always Very often About half Once in a Never
of the time while
(5) (4) (1)
(3) (2)
1. Responsive to
child’s feelings
or needs.
2. Uses
psychological
punishment as a
way of
disciplining our
child.
3. Takes the
child's desire
into account
before asking
the child to do
something.
4. When the
child asks why
(he) (she) has to
conform, states:
because I said
so, or I am your
parent and I
want you to.
5. Explains to
the child how
we feel about
the child’s good
and bad
behavior.
6. Spanks when
our child is
disobedient
7. Encourages
child to talk
about the
child’s troubles.
8. Find it
difficult to
discipline child.
9. encourages
child to freely
express
(himself/herself
) even when
disagreeing with
their parents
10. punishes by
taking privilege
away from child
with little if any
explanations.
11. Emphasizes
the reasons for
rules.
12. Gives
comfort and
understanding
when child is
upset.
13. Yells or
shouts when
child
misbehaves.
14. Gives praise
when child is
good.
15. gives into
child when (he)
(she) causes a
commotion
about
something.
16. Explodes in
anger towards
child.
17. Threaten
children with
punishment
more often than
actually giving
it.
18. Takes into
account child’s
preference in
making plans
for the family.
19. Grabs child
when being
disobedient.
20. States
punishments to
child and does
not actually do
them.
21. Shows
respect for
child’s opinions
by encouraging
child to express
them.
22. Allows child
to give inputs
into family
rules.
23. Scolds and
criticizes to
make child
improve.
24. Spoils child.
25. Gives child
reasons why
rules should be
obeyed.
26. Uses threats
as punishment
with little or no
justification.
27. Has warm
and intimate
times together
with child.
28. Punishes by
putting child off
somewhere
alone with little
if any
explanations.
29. helps child
to understand
the impact of
behavior by
encouraging
child to talk
about the
consequences of
his or her
actions.
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criticizes when
child’s behavior
doesn’t meet
our
expectations.
31. Explains the
consequences of
the child’s
behavior.
32. Slaps child
when the child
misbehaves.