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. 2020 Jun 23;11:1203. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01203

List of items used for measuring the quantity and quality of parent–child communication, self-concept, and academic performance (Najarian et al., 2009).

Construct Description Items in the ECLS-K dataset Scale of measurement
Quantity of parent–child communication Four items from parents’ report assessing the frequency of parent–child conversations in a month 1. P7OFTTLK: “How often do you talk with your child about his/her day at school?”
2. P7TLKFRD: “How often do you talk with your child about his/her friends?
3. P7TLKGRD: “How often do you talk with your child about his/her grades?”
4. P7TLKSCH: “How often do you talk with your child about his/her school activities?”
1 = not at all, 4 = every day
Quality of parent–child communication Four items from parents’ report that reflected the supportive nature of parents in their conversations with their children 1. P7GETALN: “You get along well with your child.”
2. P7DECIDE: “You and your child make decisions about his/her life together.”
3. P7NOUNDR: “You just do not understand him/her.” (recode)
4. P7TRUST: “You feel you can really trust him/her.”
1 = never, 4 = always
Children’s self-concept Seven items from children’s report on their level of agreement on certain perceptions about themselves 1. C7FLGOOD: “I feel good about myself.”
2. C7WORTH: “I feel I am a person of worth, the equal of other people.”
3. C7ABLE: “I am able to do things as well as most other people.”
4. C7SATISF: “On the whole, I am satisfied with myself.”
5. C7USELES: “I certainly feel useless at times.” (recode)
6. C7NOPRD: “I feel I do not have much to be proud of.” (recode)
7. C7NOGOOD: “At times I think I am no good at all.” (recode)
1 = strongly disagree, 4 = strongly agree
Academic performance Standardized test scores administrated by the ECLS-K researchers that assessed the students’ academic ability in reading, math, and science, collected during the spring of the student’s eighth-grade year 1. C7R4RSCL: reading IRT scale score.
2. C7R4MSCL: math IRT scale score.
3. C7R2SSCL: science IRT scale score.