Developmetric Report on Properties of Aggressive and Warm-hearted Directiveness Scale (DAiS-R) and its Application for Measurement of Parental Communication Style Cover Image

Raport dotyczący właściwości psychometrycznych skali dyrektywności serdecznej i agresywnej (dais-r) i jej zastosowania do pomiaru stylu komunikacji rodzicielskiej
Developmetric Report on Properties of Aggressive and Warm-hearted Directiveness Scale (DAiS-R) and its Application for Measurement of Parental Communication Style

Author(s): Agnieszka Szymańska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: Aggressive Directiveness; Warm-hearted Directivenes

Summary/Abstract: There is much controversy over the definition of directiveness, as well as its impact on humaninteractions, and parent-child interaction is a focus of special concern in psychology.In this article, the development of the DAiS-R Scale, designed to measure parental directiveness,is reported. The DAiS-R Scale was built to assess the level and type of directiveness,which is defined as an act of speech whose purpose is to encourage a partner into doingsomething. Two types of directiveness emerged: aggressive and warm-hearted.The research was conducted on the sample consisted of 977 people. The theoretical accuracyof the DAiS-R Scale was verified with the help of Confirmatory Factor Analysis.The scale has good reliability and accuracy. Warm-hearted and Aggressive Scales arenegatively correlated. DAiS-R Scale is not correlated with the Ray’s Directiveness Scale.The scale was used to analyze the communication style of parents. The results revealthat the child’s behaviour in kindergarten can predicted based on the parent’s results.Not only did analysis confirm the usefulness of the scale but also decisively demonstratedthe crucial influence of parental communication style on children’s behaviour.

  • Issue Year: 15/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 71-82
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English