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    The document describes the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC), a 17-item questionnaire designed to assess a parent's feelings of competence and satisfaction in their parental role. Respondents rate their agreement with statements on a 6-point scale, with some items requiring reverse scoring. Higher total scores on the scale indicate a stronger sense of parenting self-efficacy and competence. Instructions are provided for administrators on scoring the scale by adding up responses while accounting for the reverse-scored items.

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    The document describes the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC), a 17-item questionnaire designed to assess a parent's feelings of competence and satisfaction in their parental role. Respondents rate their agreement with statements on a 6-point scale, with some items requiring reverse scoring. Higher total scores on the scale indicate a stronger sense of parenting self-efficacy and competence. Instructions are provided for administrators on scoring the scale by adding up responses while accounting for the reverse-scored items.

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    Parenting Sense of Competence Scale

    (Gibaud-Wallston & Wandersman, 1978)

    Please rate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.
    Strongly Somewhat Disagree Agree Somewhat Strongly
    Disagree Disagree Agree Agree
    1 2 3 4 5 6

    1. The problems of taking care of a child are easy to solve once you know
    how your actions affect your child, an understanding I have acquired. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    2. Even though being a parent could be rewarding, I am frustrated now


    while my child is at his / her present age. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    3. I go to bed the same way I wake up in the morning, feeling I have not
    accomplished a whole lot. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    4. I do not know why it is, but sometimes when I’m supposed to be in


    control, I feel more like the one being manipulated. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    5. My mother was better prepared to be a good mother than I am. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    6. I would make a fine model for a new mother to follow in order to


    learn what she would need to know in order to be a good parent. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    7. Being a parent is manageable, and any problems are easily solved. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    8. A difficult problem in being a parent is not knowing whether you’re


    doing a good job or a bad one. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    9. Sometimes I feel like I’m not getting anything done. 1 2 3 4 5


    10. I meet by own personal expectations for expertise in caring
    for my child. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    11. If anyone can find the answer to what is troubling my child, I am


    the one. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    12. My talents and interests are in other areas, not being a parent. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    13. Considering how long I’ve been a mother, I feel thoroughly familiar
    with this role. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    14. If being a mother of a child were only more interesting, I would be


    motivated to do a better job as a parent. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    15. I honestly believe I have all the skills necessary to be a good mother
    to my child. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    16. Being a parent makes me tense and anxious. 1 2 3 4 5 6

    17. Being a good mother is a reward in itself. 1 2 3 4 5 6


    Parent Sense of Competency Scale (PSOC)

    Scoring Instructions

    The Parenting Sense of Competency Scale (PSOC) was developed by Gibaud-Wallston as part of
    her PhD dissertation and presented at the American Psychological Association by Gibaud-
    Wallston and Wandersman in 1978. The PSOC is a 17 item scale, with 2 subscales. Each item is
    rated on a 6 point Likert scale anchored by 1 = “Strongly Disagree” and 6 = “Strongly Agree”.
    Nine (9) items (#s 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, and 16) on the PSOC are reverse coded.

    Nine items on the PSOC are reverse coded, this is important for accurate scoring. Reverse coded
    means that a high score on the individual item is not indicative of having a sense of competency;
    essentially, the item is worded negatively.

    Scoring Instructions:

    To aid scoring, the score / number for each item can be written in the in the right hand margin of
    the questionnaire once completed.

    For items 1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, and 17 simply write the number the participant indicated as their
    choice.

    Reverse coding: For items 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, and 16 substitute the following numbers and
    write in right hand margin for totaling:

    Answer Score
    6 1
    5 2
    4 3
    3 4
    2 5
    1 6

    Total all numbers you have written in the right hand margin; this is participants PSOC score.

    A higher score indicates a higher parenting sense of competency. There are no average scores or
    ‘cut-off’s’ for this tool.

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