Variable Details
Available Studies
MAP, MARS, LATC
Categories
Affect and Personality
Parental intimidation
Childhood adversity subscale: Parental intimidation - Sum of 4 items
This variable is only available in MAP, MARS, and LATC.
Parental intimidation is a subscale of total adverse experience during childhood. The variable is assessed using 4 questions about parental intimidation covering the period of time from birth to 18 years of age. Participants are asked to respond to each question using a 5-point rating scale. Values are adjusted so that each response ranges from 0 to 4 (see table below). The subscale score ranges from 0 to 16 and is the sum of the individual items, with higher scores indicating greater financial need.
Participants are asked the following questions:
When you were growing up, how often did an adult living in (or visiting) your home...
- say mean or hurtful things to you?
- act in a way that made you afraid you might be physically hurt?
- push, grab, slap, or throw something at you?
- argue with each other?
Response choices for each question:
| Response | Value | Adjusted value (-1) |
|---|---|---|
| Never | 1 | 0 |
| Rarely | 2 | 1 |
| Sometimes | 3 | 2 |
| Often | 4 | 3 |
| Always | 5 | 4 |