Table 2.
People in my life item examples
| 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.