Measurements of Acceptance, Allowing Self-Direction, Involvement and Empathy in Adult-Child Interaction

Stover, Lillian; Guerney, Bernard G.; O’Connell, Mary A.

doi:10.1080/00223980.1971.9916879

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“…Stover et al (1971) found that parents who exhibited high levels of communication of acceptance and allowing the child selfdirection also demonstrated high levels of involvement.…”

Section: Measurement Of Empathy In Adult-child Interactionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Interrater reliability for the two raters was established during training sessions. Training included discussion and collaborative rating sessions following the procedures outlined by Stover et al (1971). Interrater reliability was also checked at midpoint of the scoring process and again at the end of the scoring as suggested in the Manual for Coders (Muehl, 1961).…”

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“…The Measurement of Empathy in Adult-Child Interaction Rating Form (MEACIRF) was created by Bratton (1993Bratton ( /1994) from a scale developed by Stover et al (1971) to operationally define empathy as related to parent-child interactions. This direct observational scale measures three specific parental behaviors identified as major aspects of empathy in adult-child interactions including communication of acceptance, allowing the child self-direction, and involvement.…”

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Filial therapy with Native Americans on the Flathead Reservation.

Glover¹,

Landreth²

2000

International Journal of Play Therapy

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This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of the 10week filial therapy model as an intervention for Native American parents and their children residing on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. Native American parents significantly increased their level of empathy in their interactions with their children. Children significantly increased their level of desirable play behaviors with their parents.According to 1990 census figures 1.75 million people in the United States consider themselves to be members of, or closely affiliated with, one of the more than 500 different Native American tribes (Census of Population (1990 CP-3-7), 1994. The Native American population has increased dramatically during the last 2 decades, but Native Americans continue to represent less than 1% of the total United States population. And yet, this small segment of the population is troubled by a disproportionate number of social and mental health problems.Nearly three times more Native American families than white families live in poverty (LaFromboise & Low, 1998). Unemployment for This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.

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“…Stover et al (1971) found that parents who exhibited high levels of communication of acceptance and allowing the child selfdirection also demonstrated high levels of involvement.…”

Section: Measurement Of Empathy In Adult-child Interactionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Statistical Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Measurement Of Empathy In Adult-child Interactionmentioning

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Filial therapy with Native Americans on the Flathead Reservation.

Glover¹,

Landreth²

2000

International Journal of Play Therapy

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“…Smith (2000) found significant results on nine of sixteen hypotheses; children in the treatment group were found to have significant increases in positive self-concept as measured by the Joseph Preschool and Primary Self-Concept Screening Test (JPPSST; Joseph, 1979), as well as fewer behavioral problems as measured by mothers' reports on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). In addition, Smith (2000) found that the mothers who received intensive filial therapy training displayed significant increases in their expressions of acceptance and empathy during their parent-child play times, as measured by the Measurement of Empathy in Adult Child Interactions (MEACI; Stover et al, 1971) as adapted by Bratton and Landreth (1995). Finally, Smith (2000) concluded that, intensive filial therapy is comparable in its effectiveness to intensive individual play therapy and intensive sibling group play therapy.…”

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Development of the trauma play scale: An observation-based assessment of the impact of trauma on play therapy behaviors of young children.

Findling¹,

Bratton²,

Henson³

2006

International Journal of Play Therapy

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Literature suggests that traumatized children exhibit a type of play that is distinct from the play behaviors of other children (Terr, 1983). The purpose of this study was the development of an instrument designed to detect differences in the play therapy behaviors of children with a history of trauma versus children with no known history of trauma.The study consisted of two phases; the instrument development and pilot study phases. The researcher followed Hill's (1991) guidelines for instrument development. The scale was designed so that raters could rate a child's behavior, via videotaped play therapy sessions, at five minute intervals. The scale consisted of the following domains: Intense Play, Repetitive Play, Play Disruptions, Avoidant Play Behavior, and Negative Affect. The Average Trauma Play Scale Score is an average of scores across these domains.During the pilot study phase, the researcher evaluated the scale in terms of reliability, face validity, and discriminant validity. Subjects were twelve children; six had a history of trauma and six had no known trauma history. Five trained raters rated eight consecutive videotaped play therapy sessions for each participant. One-way and repeated measures analysis of variance statistics, including effect sizes, were used to detect differences between the groups.Percentage agreement and correlational estimates of interrater reliability suggest that raters are able to acheive consensus and consistency in their ratings. Quantitative and qualitative feedback from experts in the field of play therapy provide strong support for the face validity of the scale. Statistical analyses indicate that the Trauma Play Scale has a high degree of discriminant validity. Traumatized children scored higher on the Trauma Play Scale than nontraumatized children, as expected. Effect size estimates indicate strong relationships between participants' trauma history status and their Average Trauma Play Scale scores. In post-hoc analyses, the Repetitive Play Domain was omitted from the aggregate score; this analysis uncovered statistically significant differences between the two groups.ii

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“…Filial therapy has been applied and proven to be beneficial to the parents, the children, and the parentchild relationship (Glass, 1986;B. Guerney & Stover, 1971;Lahti, 1992;Lebovitz, 1982;Oxman, 1971;Packer, 1990;Payton, 1980;Stover & B. Guerney, 1967, Sywulak, 1977Wall, 1979).…”

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