Table 2.
Subscale name and example items | Cronbach’s alpha | Mean inter-item r | Mean & (Std. Dev.) |
---|---|---|---|
Parent attachment | .88 | .270 | 42.2 (8.79) |
Trust (10 items) | .87 | .404 | 36.0 (4.71) |
My parents respect my feelings | |||
I trust my parents | |||
Communication (5 items) | .76 | .400 | 16.0 (3.10) |
My parents listen to what I have to say | |||
I talk to my parents when I am having a problem | |||
Alienation (5 items) | .65 | .266 | 9.7 (3.23) |
I feel angry with my parents | |||
I feel scared in my home | |||
Peer attachment (not including Peer Delinquency) | .90 | .280 | 39.2 (12.26) |
Trust (12 items) | .90 | .441 | 40.0 (7.10) |
My friends accept me as I am | |||
My friends can tell when I am upset about something | |||
Communication (5 items) | .80 | .445 | 14.4 (3.95) |
I share my thoughts and feelings with my friends | |||
My friends can tell when I am upset about something | |||
Alienation (7 items) | .70 | .266 | 12.1 (3.98) |
I feel angry with my friends | |||
I wish I had more friends | |||
Peer delinquency (3 items) | .68 | .396 | 3.5 (1.18) |
If one of my friends asked me to skip school, I would do it | |||
If a friend asked to copy my test, I would let him or her do it |
Notes. Response options for PIML items are: Almost never or never true, sometimes true, often true, and almost always or always true. Std. dev. = standard deviation. r = Pearson correlation.