Is the Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) Valid for Family Measurement in Hebrew-Speaking Parents? A Report with Evidence on the Validity and Reliability of the Hebrew Version of the PCRI

Abstract

The Parent–Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) is one of the most used instruments in child custody contexts, and it is also designed for clinical and research usages. This study aimed to initially analyze the psychometric properties of the Hebrew form of the PCRI in an Israeli sample of mothers and fathers. The sample consisted of 133 parents, 80 mothers (Mage = 39.66 ± 6.23) and 53 fathers (Mage = 46.74 ± 7.84), who completed the PCRI form, the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), and a social desirability scale. Apart from the Autonomy scale, the PCRI scales exhibited good internal consistency reliability, and support for the measure’s construct validity was obtained among mothers and fathers through correlations with the PAQ’s theoretically relevant scale (i.e., the Authoritative scale). The PCRI scales also demonstrated negligible associations with a social desirability indicator. Taken together, the Hebrew form of the PCRI initially seems to be an acceptable index for parenting core aspects in the context of parent-child relationship. This conclusion is discussed in the light of the study’s limitations and the necessity for further validity evidence.