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Child Personality Assessment Questionnaire
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Scale Name
Child Personality Assessment Questionnaire
Author Details
Dr. Ronald P. Rohner
Translation Availability
Urdu (Fauzia Naz and Rukhsana Kausar students of Punjab University Lahore)
Background/Description
The Child Personality Assessment Questionnaire (CPAQ) is a tool designed to assess personality traits in children. The CPAQ was developed by Dr. Ronald P. Rohner, a professor of psychology at the University of Connecticut and the director of the Rohner Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection.
The CPAQ has undergone several revisions since its initial development, but the 42-item version of the questionnaire still remains widely used in research and clinical settings. The items on the CPAQ are designed to measure five dimensions of personality: extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience.
Each item on the CPAQ presents a statement about a child’s behavior or personality, such as “I am friendly and outgoing,” “I get upset or bothered by things easily,” and “I enjoy exploring new things.” Respondents are then asked to rate their agreement with the statement on a 5-point Likert Scale.
Administration, Scoring and Interpretation
The CPAQ can be completed by parents, caregivers or teachers who have regular interaction with the child.
The questionnaire typically takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Respondents should read each item carefully and choose the response that best reflects the child’s behavior or personality.
Scoring: Each item on the CPAP is scored from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater levels of the trait being assessed. The scores for all items in each dimension of personality are then summed to generate a score for that dimension. Some versions of the CPAQ may include reversed-scored items that need to be recoded before summing.
Interpretation: The results of the CPAQ can provide valuable insights into a child’s personality and behavior. A high score on a dimension of personality indicates that the child has more of the trait being assessed, while a low score indicates less of the trait.
The interpretation of the CPAQ results should take into account other sources of information, such as clinical observations and interviews.
It is important to recognize that no single assessment tool can capture the full complexity of a child’s personality, and the results of the CPAQ should be interpreted with caution. The CPAQ can be used to identify areas of strength and weakness in a child’s personality, which can inform interventions, treatment plans, or educational strategies.
Reliability and Validity
The reliability of the Child PAQ has been assessed through various methods, including internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Internal consistency refers to the extent to which all items on the questionnaire are measuring the same construct. Test-retest reliability refers to the stability of scores over time. The 42-item version of the Child PAQ has demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
Internal consistency: Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from 0.70 to 0.90 (good reliability)
Test-retest reliability: Intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.67 to 0.83 (good reliability)
Content validity: Expert panel ratings and factor analysis support the representation of the intended constructs
Construct validity: Correlations with other measures of child personality traits range from 0.40 to 0.80 (moderate to strong correlations)
Available Versions
42-Items
50-Items
30-Items
Reference
Soto, C. J., & John, O. P. (2017). The next Big Five Inventory (BFI-2): Developing and assessing a hierarchical model with 15 facets to enhance bandwidth, fidelity, and predictive power. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113(1), 117–143. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000096
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