The Family Affective Attitude Rating Scale in Children with Asthma: The Association between Relational Schemas and Emotional Security

• Main Author: Greenlee, Jessica L
• Format: Others
• Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2016
• Subjects: emotional security; asthma; children; relational schema; Developmental Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4669; http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5738&context=etd

The Five Minute Speech sample is a cost effective, efficient means of data collection in developmental research, but recent criticism of traditional coding methods associated with the methodology has spurred the creation of more developmentally appropriate coding systems. The purpose of this study is to examine the reliability and validity of a new coding system, The Family Affective Attitudes Rating Scale (FAARS), for use in children with chronic illness. Results did not support the use of this coding system, at least in its current form, in a pediatric asthma population. Discussion focuses on whether the FAARS may be of use when examined on an item level and directions for future research - such as profile analyses and edits to the coding system - that may better capture the experiences of parenting a child with chronic illness.