Test Conception and Item Generation for the Observing Parent-Child Interaction Inventory OPCII-1.0
Test development Observing Parent-Child Interaction Inventory OPCII-1.0
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Author(s) / Creator(s)
Müller, Jörg Michael
Abstract / Description
Current observational measures of parent-child interaction often lack factorial validity and theoretical connectivity between suggested scales. We present the Observing Parent-Child Interaction Inventory (OPCII-1.0), which is designed to capture interaction patterns by integrating parenting behaviors with child temperament. The OPCII-1.0 assesses two neurobiological temperament dimensions, namely behavioral activation (BAS) and behavioral inhibition (BIS), which influence attention, emotional reactivity, needs, and behavior. These first-order dimensions shape six second-order traits: need for activity, autonomy, security, (quiet/loud × positive/negative) emotional expression, and effortful control. Parenting is conceptualized within two higher-order domains. Positive parenting includes sensitivity/responsiveness, social behavior regulation, cognitive support/stimulation, and regulating one’s own positive and negative emotions. Negative parenting encompasses denial of autonomy, passive and active rejection, intrusiveness, and rejection sensitivity. There are also indices for over- and underinvolvement as well as impaired predictability. Crossing four parenting constellations with four BIS/BAS-based child profiles yields 16 theoretically defined interaction patterns, which define a parenting-temperament misfit and enable risk prediction. We advance transparent and replicable test development through explicit item generation instructions (IGIs) and multi-source item content, as well as face and ecological validity pretesting with experts, novices and ChatGPT-4o. The planned analyses and validation criteria for the next steps in test development are presented.
Keyword(s)
Test development preschool psychiatry parent-child interaction OPCII assessment diagnosticPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2025-09-16
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PsychArchives
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Müller (2025). Test Conception and Item Generation for the Observing Parent-Child Interaction Inventory OPCII-1.0. PsychArchives.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Müller, Jörg Michael
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Date of first publication2025-09-16
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Abstract / DescriptionCurrent observational measures of parent-child interaction often lack factorial validity and theoretical connectivity between suggested scales. We present the Observing Parent-Child Interaction Inventory (OPCII-1.0), which is designed to capture interaction patterns by integrating parenting behaviors with child temperament. The OPCII-1.0 assesses two neurobiological temperament dimensions, namely behavioral activation (BAS) and behavioral inhibition (BIS), which influence attention, emotional reactivity, needs, and behavior. These first-order dimensions shape six second-order traits: need for activity, autonomy, security, (quiet/loud × positive/negative) emotional expression, and effortful control. Parenting is conceptualized within two higher-order domains. Positive parenting includes sensitivity/responsiveness, social behavior regulation, cognitive support/stimulation, and regulating one’s own positive and negative emotions. Negative parenting encompasses denial of autonomy, passive and active rejection, intrusiveness, and rejection sensitivity. There are also indices for over- and underinvolvement as well as impaired predictability. Crossing four parenting constellations with four BIS/BAS-based child profiles yields 16 theoretically defined interaction patterns, which define a parenting-temperament misfit and enable risk prediction. We advance transparent and replicable test development through explicit item generation instructions (IGIs) and multi-source item content, as well as face and ecological validity pretesting with experts, novices and ChatGPT-4o. The planned analyses and validation criteria for the next steps in test development are presented.en
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CitationMüller (2025). Test Conception and Item Generation for the Observing Parent-Child Interaction Inventory OPCII-1.0. PsychArchives.
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/16624
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.21229
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychArchives
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Keyword(s)Test development
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Keyword(s)preschool
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Keyword(s)psychiatry
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Keyword(s)parent-child interaction
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Keyword(s)OPCII
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Keyword(s)assessment
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Keyword(s)diagnostic
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleTest Conception and Item Generation for the Observing Parent-Child Interaction Inventory OPCII-1.0en
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Alternative titleTest development Observing Parent-Child Interaction Inventory OPCII-1.0en
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DRO typepreprint
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Visible tag(s)parent-child-interaction
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Visible tag(s)assessment
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Visible tag(s)test development
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Visible tag(s)item-generation-instruction
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Visible tag(s)content validity
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Visible tag(s)LLM
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Visible tag(s)ChatGPT