About the Measure
Domains | Perceptions of Self, Resilience and coping, Social and Emotional Competence |
Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 |
Subscales | Self-control; Interpersonal relationships; Coping skills; Internal locus of evaluation |
Description | A parent-report instrument congruent with child-centred play therapy philosophy. To fill the gap as a universal instrument to measure the efficacy of child-centred play therapy. |
Example | My child shares with other children |
Link | https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30469/m2/1/high_res_d/dissertation.pdf |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 30 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Parent |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 20 |
Age | 3-10 |
Cost single purchase | Free - Available |
Cost per child | Free - Available |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .72-.93 |
Test retest | Not reported |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | 4-factor orthogo |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Not reported |
Concurrent validity | Concurrent validity was assessed via correlations between Child Interpersonal Relationship and Attitudes Assessment (CIRAA) total score and two instruments widely used in play therapy research: the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) and the Child Behaviour Checklist. r= .75, n= 80, p < .0005 between CIRAA and the Child Behaviour Checklist Total Problems score; r = .74, n = 101, p < .005, between the total score for the CIRAA and the Child Domain score for the Parenting Stress Index, with high levels of undesirable behaviour correlated with high levels of clinical stress on the Child Domain of the PSI. |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Yes |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Holliman, R. P., & Ray, D. C. (2013). Development of the Child Interpersonal Relationship and Attitudes Assessment (CIRAA). International Journal of Play Therapy, 22(2), 59–74. doi:10.1037/a0032311 |