Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI)

The Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI) is a self-reporting instrument that measures nine parenting domains: social support, problem-solving, depression, personal care, mobilizing resources, role satisfaction, parent/child interaction, home environment, and parenting efficacy. The instrument, which contains 63 items, is often used for assessing home visitation early childhood programs.

Content

Sub-Category
Domains
Conflicts,
Child Independence,
Parent Emphathy,
Child Expectations,
Postive Involvement,
Discipline,
Communication,
Parent Support,
Efficacy,
Knowledge,
Confidence,
Skills and Behaviors,
Affection,
Emotional Support,
Child Development,
Family Management,
Parent-Child Relationship
Languages
English,
Spanish

Administration Information

Length
20 minutes

Access and Use

Price

HFPI User Manual: $49

Open Access
No

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

https://www.lecroymilligan.com/publications

Krysik, J., & Lecroy, C. W. (2012). Development and initial validation of an outcome measure for home visitation: The healthy families parenting inventory. Infant Mental Health Journal33(5), 496-505. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21343

Psychometric Considerations

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