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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Abuse Negl. 2016 Mar 21;55:81–91. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.03.001

Table 1.

Inter-coder Reliability of the Behavioral Observation Measures

DPICS Category Percent Agreement Kappa
Positive Following in CLP
 Behavior Description 81 .50
 Unlabeled Praise 85 .75
 Labeled Praise 100 1.00
 Reflective Statement 100 1.00
Negative Leading in CLP
 Indirect Command 89 .86
 Direct Command 98 .84
 Descriptive/Reflective Question 94 .83
 Information Question 83 .82
 Criticism 86 .78
Total 90 .83

Note. DPICS = Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System; CLP = Child-Led Play. Percent agreement calculated by summing agreements across participants (and assessment points) and dividing by agreements plus disagreements across participants.