Exploring Parenting Practices in Greek Families Through the "Child Rearing Practice Report" Questionnaire: A Validation Study.

Abstract

Parenting practices are vital in a child's development. The modified Block "Child Rearing Practices Report" has been used to assess these practices, allowing further analysis combining other parental characteristics. This study aimed to validate the measure in a Greek sample and explored the associations between parenting practices, styles, and parental characteristics. The sample consisted of 547 parents of pre-school children. The psychometric properties of the Q-short Child Rearing Practices Report (CRPR) provide evidence for its feasibility as an assessment tool for parenting approaches. Two factors of parenting practices were validated from the CRPR Greek version. Authoritative style predicted nurturing approaches. Authoritarian and strict styles indicated restrictive practices among mothers, as fathers adopted permissive and strict styles. The higher the mother's educational level was, the lower the restrictive behaviors she exhibited toward the child. These links may enrich the existing scientific evidence on the effects of parenting styles in parenting practices and allow cross-cultural comparisons.