Table 2.
Percentage of settings rated at each scale value for each Arnett CIS item, sorted by modal category in centers.
| Homes (2-year sample) |
Centers (4-year sample) |
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| Item | Subscale | 1 = Not at all | 2 = Somewhat | 3 = Quite a Bit | 4 = Very much | 1 = Not at all | 2 = Somewhat | 3 = Quite a Bit | 4 = Very much |
| Arnett7: When misbehave explains reason | Sensitivity | 12% | 41% | 31% | 15% | 4% | 29% | 39% | 28% |
| Arnett19: Encourages prosocial behavior | Sensitivity | 6% | 32% | 39% | 23% | 2% | 16% | 41% | 40% |
| Arnett25: Kneels bends or sits at child level | Sensitivity | 7% | 28% | 39% | 25% | 3% | 21% | 41% | 35% |
| Arnett8: Encourages new experiences | Sensitivity | 12% | 42% | 32% | 15% | 5% | 23% | 43% | 29% |
| Arnett18: Exercises firmness | Permissiveness | 6% | 36% | 45% | 13% | 2% | 16% | 48% | 34% |
| Arnett24: Expects self-control | Harshness | 10% | 39% | 37% | 14% | 4% | 15% | 48% | 34% |
| Arnett11: Seems enthusiastic about activity | Sensitivity | 6% | 30% | 36% | 28% | 3% | 18% | 38% | 41% |
| Arnett3: Listens attentively | Sensitivity | 1% | 21% | 42% | 36% | 1% | 14% | 40% | 44% |
| Arnett14: Pays positive attention to children | Sensitivity | 3% | 25% | 40% | 33% | 2% | 17% | 33% | 48% |
| Arnett16: Talks on level children can understand | Sensitivity | 1% | 18% | 48% | 34% | 1% | 8% | 41% | 49% |
| Arnett6: Seems to enjoy the children | Sensitivity | 1% | 17% | 39% | 43% | 2% | 14% | 33% | 51% |
| Arnett1: Speaks warmly to children | Sensitivity | 0% | 12% | 40% | 49% | 1% | 12% | 33% | 54% |
| Arnett4: Places high value on obedience (R) | Harshness | 4% | 9% | 23% | 64% | 5% | 11% | 26% | 58% |
| Arnett22: Prohibits many things (R) | Harshness | 1% | 2% | 15% | 82% | 2% | 5% | 22% | 70% |
| Arnett9: Exercise too much control (R) | Permissiveness | 1% | 3% | 11% | 85% | 3% | 6% | 18% | 73% |
| Arnett13: Spends time not involved (R) | Detachment | 3% | 8% | 27% | 63% | 2% | 3% | 18% | 77% |
| Arnett21: Doesn’t show interest (R) | Detachment | 2% | 5% | 21% | 72% | 1% | 3% | 17% | 79% |
| Arnett23: Doesn’t supervise closely (R) | Detachment | 1% | 5% | 23% | 70% | 1% | 3% | 16% | 80% |
| Arnett12: Threatens control (R) | Harshness | 1% | 4% | 17% | 78% | 2% | 3% | 14% | 81% |
| Arnett5: Seems distant or detached (R) | Detachment | 1% | 3% | 18% | 78% | 1% | 2% | 15% | 82% |
| Arnett10: Speaks with irritation (R) | Harshness | 1% | 2% | 13% | 84% | 1% | 3% | 14% | 82% |
| Arnett15: Reprimands too strongly (R) | Permissiveness | 1% | 2% | 10% | 86% | 2% | 4% | 12% | 83% |
| Arnett20: Finds fault easily (R) | Harsh | 1% | 2% | 10% | 87% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 86% |
| Arnett2: Critical of children (R) | Harsh | 0% | 1% | 9% | 90% | 1% | 2% | 10% | 87% |
| Arnett17: Punishes without explanation (R) | Harsh | 0% | 1% | 5% | 93% | 1% | 2% | 10% | 88% |
| Arnett26: Unnecessarily harsh (R) | Harsh | 1% | 1% | 7% | 91% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 88% |
Note. n = 750at 2 years. n = 1350 at 4 years. The modal category for each item is shaded. The items are ordered first by the modal category at 4 years and second by the percentage in that model category. Negatively worded items were reverse coded before calculating percentage distributions, as indicated by an “(R)” at the end of the item description (e.g., Arnett4 is reverse coded).