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Assessment of Anxious Rearing Behaviors with a Modified Version of “Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran” Questionnaire for Children

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This study examined the psychometric properties of a modified version of the EMBU for Children (EMBU-C), a 40-item questionnaire measuring youths' perceptions of three main types of parental rearing (i.e., emotional warmth, rejection, and overprotection) as well as anxious rearing behaviors. For this purpose, modified EMBU-C data were obtained in a large sample of children and adolescents (N = 1681). Results showed that the factor structure of the modified EMBU-C was satisfactory: a clear four-factor solution emerged representing the hypothesized types of parental rearing behaviors. Higher-order factor analysis demonstrated the presence of two superordinate dimensions of parental rearing, namely care and control. Furthermore, all modified EMBU-C scales appeared to be reliable in terms of internal consistency and test–retest stability. Finally, positive relationships were found between anxious rearing, overprotection, and rejection, on the one hand, and children's anxiety symptoms, on the other hand.

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    Peter Muris, Cor Meesters & Anneke van Brakel

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Muris, P., Meesters, C. & van Brakel, A. Assessment of Anxious Rearing Behaviors with a Modified Version of “Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran” Questionnaire for Children. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 25, 229–237 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025894928131

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