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Bulletin of Practical Psychology of Education
2026. Vol. 23, no. 1, 144–163
doi:10.17759/bppe.2026230109
ISSN: 2658-3100 (online)

Standardization of the methodology “Teenagers about parents” (authors — L.I. Wasserman, I.A. Gorkovaya, E.E. Romitsyna; modification by Zh.G. Kulkova, V.V. Fedorov)

 
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Abstract

Abstract Context and relevance. The study of adolescent-parent relationships is regarded by many domestic and international psychologists as a pressing issue in the theory and practice of modern educational and developmental psychology. The tools used to provide psychological support to adolescents rely on psychodiagnostic methods that enhance the effectiveness of psychological guidance, both within family relationships and in academic functioning. Objective. Psychometric validation of a modified version of the “Adolescents about Parents” method, intended for use in a digital format. Hypothesis. The modified version of the “Adolescents about Parents” instrument possesses the required psychometric properties (reliability and validity) for use in diagnostic purposes. Methods and materials. The standardization sample consisted of 1843 adolescents aged 13—17 (M = 14,86, Me = 15, SD = 1,26), including 914 (49,6%) males and 929 (50,4%) females. To examine the internal structure of the instrument, confirmatory factor analysis (DWLS estimator) was used; to assess reliability in terms of internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega were computed. External validity was evaluated using an additional measure, the Leary Interpersonal Relationships Diagnostic, and Spearman correlation was employed. Results. It was confirmed that the modified version of the “Adolescents about Parents” instrument has a five-factor structure with high scale reliability and validity. Conclusions. The results support the effective use of the instrument in a digital format for diagnosing the expression of five styles of child-parent interaction as perceived by mothers and fathers toward their adolescent children. The instrument enables comparison of the expression of child-parent relationship styles across adolescents, alignment with age norms, and assessment of their dynamics. The measure can be used by educational psychologists in work with adolescents aged 13 to 17.

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Keywords: parent-child relations, parenthood, adolescence, psychological assessment methods, validity, reliability

Journal rubric: Independent Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Psychological and Pedagogical Methods and Programs

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2026230109

Funding. The study was funded by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation (State assignment No. 073-00037-24-01, dated February 9, 2024) for the project “Developing a Standardized Digital Psychodiagnostic Toolkit to Assess Students’ Individual Psychological Characteristics across Educational Levels”.

Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful for assistance in organizing the study and collecting data M.G. Sorokova, head of the Scientific and Practical Center for Comprehensive Support of Psychological Research PsyDATA and head of the Digital Education Department at Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE), O.I. Leonova, head of the Scientific and Methodological Center for Support of Educational Workers at MSUPE, L.M. Prokopieva, head of the Quality Assurance in Professional Education Monitoring Department at MSUPE; and the psychologists of the educational organizations for their cooperation.

Supplemental data. Datasets аvailable from https://ruspsydata.mgppu.ru/handle/123456789/168

Received 06.08.2025

Revised 08.02.2026

Accepted

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For citation: Kulkova, Zh.G., Fedorov, V.V., Lazarev, A.I. (2026). Standardization of the methodology “Teenagers about parents” (authors — L.I. Wasserman, I.A. Gorkovaya, E.E. Romitsyna; modification by Zh.G. Kulkova, V.V. Fedorov). Bulletin of Practical Psychology of Education, 23(1), 144–163. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2026230109

© Kulkova Zh.G., Fedorov V.V., Lazarev A.I., 2026

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Zhanna G. Kulkova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Director, Center for Psychological Diagnostics and Counseling, Methodologist at the Educational and Methodological Center of the Chelyabinsk Education Committee. Methodologist at the Municipal Budgetary Institution "Center for Education Development in Chelyabinsk." Public Assistant to the Human Rights Commissioner of the Chelyabinsk Region., Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9113-7071, e-mail: gkulkova@mail.ru

Valery V. Fedorov, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Psychology of Development, Faculty of Social Psychology, Senior Researcher, Scientific and Practical Center for Comprehensive Support of Psychological Research PsyDATA, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8289-3775, e-mail: val.vl.fed@yandex.ru

Arseniy I. Lazarev, Category I Librarian, Ural Branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2343-0077, e-mail: arslib@mail.ru

Contribution of the authors

Zhanna G. Kulkova — ideas; annotation, writing and design of the manuscript; planning of the research; control over the research.

Valeriy V. Fedorov — application of statistical, mathematical or other methods for data analysis; visualization of research results, writing and design of the manuscript.

Arseniy I. Lazarev — preparation of a theoretical review of the literature on the research topic.

All authors participated in the discussion of the results and approved the final text of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethics statement

The teenagers who participated in the study and their parents filled out an informed consent form. All respondents understood that the study was conducted on a voluntary basis and could be suspended at any time.

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