Variable Details

Available Studies

MAP, MARS, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Cross-Sectional

Variable Name 

parental_intimidation

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...

  1. say mean or hurtful things to you?
  2. act in a way that made you afraid you might be physically hurt?
  3. push, grab, slap, or throw something at you?
  4. argue with each other?

Response choices for each question:

ResponseValueAdjusted value (-1)
Never10
Rarely21
Sometimes32
Often43
Always54

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