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   Child Rearing Questionnaire 
Answer all the questions

 

1. Sex
a. Male
b. Female 

2. What is your age?
a. 10 - 20
  
b. 21-30  
c. 31-40  
d. 41-50  
e. 51+

3. Education level:
a. Grade School   
b. High School   
c. Junior College   
d. 4 - Year  College    
e. Graduate School

4. What is the order of your birth?

a. Firstborn  
b. Second  
c. Third  
d. Fourth  
e. Fifth or later

5. Does punishment and discipline mean the same thing to you?

a. Never  
b. Occasionally  
c. Often  
d. Very Often  
e. Always

6. During your childhood, how many times did your family move?

a. 0  
b. 1-4  
c. 5-8  
d. 9-12  
e. 13-16 

7. Who raised you?

a. Parents  
b. Brothers and sisters  
c. Step-parents  
d. Foster  parents  
e. Grandparents

8. Are your parents employed?

a. Father  
b. Mother  
c. Both  
d. Neither 

9. What is the present income level of your family?

a. Under $ 20,000.00 a year  
b. $ 20,000.00 to $ 30,000.00  
c. $ 30,001.00 to $ 40,000.00  
d. $ 40,001.00 to 50,000.00
  
e. $ 50,001.00 or more

10. How many brothers and/or sisters do you have?

a. 0  
b. 1-2  
c. 3-4  
d. 5-6  
e. 7 or more

11. Were you ever required to baby-sit your brothers and sisters?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Does not apply

12. How do you feel about taking care of your brothers and sisters?

a. Hate
b. Resentment
c. Duty
d. Like
e. Does not apply

13. Do you think there should be punishment of any kind in the home?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Always

14. At what age were you first punished?

a. 1-4
b. 5-8
c. 9-12
d. 13-16
e. 17-20

15. At what age were you last punished?

a. 1-4
b. 5-8
c. 9-12
d. 13-16
e. 17-20

16. Who administered most of the punishment you received?

a. Father
b. Mother
c. Brother or Sister
d. Step-parents
e. Grandparents

17. On an average, how often were you punished over a period of one week?

a. 0
b. 1-3
c. 4-6
d. 7-10
e. 11 or more times

18. How was punishment administered to you?

a. Privileges withdrawn
b. Scolding
c. Hand spankings
d. Belt whipping
e. Kitchen items (spoons, spatulas, cords)

19. When you were punished, did it leave visible marks?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Always

20. Do you feel the punishment you received was justified?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Always

21. Do you think you were punished to excess?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Always

22. How did you feel towards your parents right after punishment was administered?

a. Uncertain
b. Resentment
c. Anger
d. Hate
e. Love

23. Do you feel your parents favored your brothers or sisters over you?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Does not apply

24. Do you feel like you are an unwanted child?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Always

25. Do you feel you were a physically abused child?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Always

26. Do you feel you were a mentally abused child?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Always

27. Do you feel that your parents resent you?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Always

28. Do you respect your parents?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Always

29. How would you teach your children discipline?

a. Rewarding desired behavior
b. Ignoring the problem
c. Privileges withdrawn
d. Spanking
e. Whipping

30. Would you raise your children the same way you were, in respect to punishment?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very Often
e. Always

31. Given a choice, how would you rather be punished?

a. Privileges withdrawn
b. Scolding
c. Hand spankings
d. Belt whipping
e. Kitchen items (spoons, spatulas, cords)

32. At what age do you think a child should be able to take care of its toilet needs?

a. 7-12 mos.
b. 13-18 mos.
c. 19-24 mos.
d. 25-30 mos.
e. 31-36 mos.

33. At what age do you think a child should stop crying when told to do so?

a. 1-6 mos.
b. 7-12 mos.
c. 13-18 mos.
d. 19-24 mos.
e. Never

34. For what purpose were you punished the most?

a. Undesirable toilet habits
b. Disobedience
c. Lying
d. Disregard for other people property
e. Stealing

35. If you knew of a definite child abuse case, would you report it to the authorities?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Always

36. What is your marital status?

a. Unmarried
b. Legally married
c. Living with someone
d. Separated or divorced
e. Widow

37. At what age were you first married?

a. 19 or younger
b. 20-21
c. 22-23
d. 24-25 or older
e. Unmarried

38. How often have you been married?

a. Once
b. Twice
c. Three times
d. Four or more times
e. Does not apply

39. How many times did you move after you were married?

a. 1-4
b. 5-8
c. 9-12
d. 13-16
e. Does not apply

40. How many children do you have?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4 or more

41. What age were you when your first child was born?

a. Under 16
b. 17-19
c. 20-22
d. 23-25 or older
e. Does not apply

42. During the birth of your children did you experience:

a. Pain
b. Unpleasantness
c. Pleasure
d. Ecstasy
e. Does not apply

43. How long do you plan to breast-feed your children?

a. Not at all
b. 1-4 mos.
c. 5-8 mos.
d. 9-12 mos.
e. Does not apply

44. How long did you (or encourage your mate to) breast-feed your children?

a. Not at all
b. 1-4 mos.
c. 5-8 mos.
d. 9-12 mos.
e. Does not apply

45. Do you punish children when you are angry?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Does not apply

46. When you punish children, do you leave visible marks?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Does not apply

47. As a parent, do you think you punish your children to excess?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Does not apply

48. Do you feel your children take up too much of your time?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Does not apply

49. Do you ever get angry at your children?

a. Never
b. Occasionally
c. Often
d. Very often
e. Does not apply

50. What is your opinion towards this questionnaire?

a. Very good
b. Useful
c. Interesting
d. Uninteresting
e. Worthless

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