Reliability and Validity of the PBI scale and the self-administered MHQ questionnaire in the application to primary school students in grades 4-6

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          Parents are the first and lifelong teachers of children, and families are the first and lifelong schools of children. It can be seen that family education, especially parents' Parenting styles, is extremely important to children's behavior. Therefore, this paper investigates the parents' Parenting styles and five aspects of habits of senior primary school students.Objective: To examine the reliability and validity of the Parenting Style Inventory (PSI) and the self-administered Mipale Habits of Parenting Questionnaire (MHQ) in upper elementary school students. Methods: The PSI and MHQ were administered to 305 elementary school students in grades 4-6, and the data collected were used to test the reliability and validity of the Parenting Styles Inventory and the Mipale Parenting Habits Questionnaire. Internal consistency was tested and exploratory factor analysis was conducted. Results: The reliability and validity of the Parenting Style Inventory (PSI), the father's version of the scale, and the mother's version of the scale were good; the reliability and validity of the Mipale Habits of Parenting Questionnaire and its five subscales were good. Conclusion：The reliability and validity of the PSI and MHQ meet the measurement requirements and can be used to assess the influence of family environmental factors on the habits of upper elementary school students.