Young Parenting Inventory - Revised (YPI-R2)

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INSTRUCTIONS:
Listed below are statements that you might use to describe your parents and how they treated you. Please read each
statement and decide how well it describes your parents. Choose the highest rating from 1 to 6 that describes your
father and your mother when you were a child and write the number in the spaces before each statement. If
someone substituted as your mother or father, please rate the scale for that person. Give your first impression and
move on to the next item. Do not dwell on any item. If you did not have a mother or a father, leave the appropriate
column blank.

RATING SCALE:
1= Completely untrue 4= Moderately true
2= Mostly untrue 5= Mostly true
3= Slightly more true than untrue 6= Describes him/her perfectly

Item No Father Mother Description

1. Abused me physically: did things like hitting me or throwing things at me.

2. Worried excessively that I would get hurt.

3. Did too many things for me instead of letting me do things on my own.

4. Criticized me a lot.

5. Had a hard time being playful.

Abused me verbally: did things like calling me names, screaming at me,

6.
swearing at me, or threatening me.

7. Worried excessively that I would get sick.

8. Made me feel guilty if I did not put his/her needs ahead of mine.

9. Put a lot of emphasis on my getting good grades and getting ahead in life.

10. Was demanding; expected to get things his/her way.

Believed that if I was smarter or more talented it made me superior to others

11.
who were less so.

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 RATING SCALE:
1= Completely untrue 4= Moderately true
2= Mostly untrue 5= Mostly true
3= Slightly more true than untrue 6= Describes him/her perfectly

Item No Father Mother Description

Was uncomfortable expressing his/her feelings to others; even to people s/he

12.
knew well.

13. Spoiled me, or was overindulgent, in many respects.

14. Placed strong emphasis on success and competition.

15. Would punish me when I did something wrong.

16. Would make me feel guilty if I did not go along with him/her.

If I didn’t feel like doing a difficult or unpleasant task, I could usually get
17.
him/her to do it for me.

18. Felt uncomfortable being silly and child-like.

19. Made me feel like the “black sheep” of the family.

20. Was uncomfortable expressing affection.

21. Did a lot of things for me because s/he didn’t want me to get hurt.

22. Treated me as if I was stupid or untalented.

23. Would punish me harshly when I did something wrong.

24. Expected me to do my best at all times.

25. Would call me names (like “stupid” or “idiot”) when I made mistakes.

26. Saw me as having little to contribute.

27. Did not have a sense of humor.

28. Put me down and made me feel ashamed of myself if I didn’t do well.

29. Saw me as lacking common sense.

30. Was private; rarely discussed his/her feelings.

31. Was concerned with social status and appearance.

32. Overprotected me.

33. He/she relied more on punishment than praise and rewards.

34. Treated me as if I was fragile.

35. Made me feel unloved or rejected.

36. Put a lot of pressure on me to meet all of my responsibilities.

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 YPI-R2 SCORING KEY

Competitiveness & Status Seeking 9, 11, 14, 24, 31

Degradation & Rejection 4, 19, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 35

Emotional Inhibition & Deprivation 5, 12, 18, 20, 27, 30

Overprotection & Overindulgence 2, 3, 7, 13, 17, 21, 32, 34

Punitiveness 1, 6, 15, 23, 33

Controlling 8, 10, 16, 36

Listed below are the item numbers for each of the negative parenting schemas. Compute the total score and
the mean score for each schema.

Parenting
Parent Rating Total Mean
Schemas
9) 11) 14) 24) 31)
Father
Competitiveness
& Status Seeking 9) 11) 14) 24) 31)
Mother
4) 19) 22) 25) 26) 28) 29) 35)
Father
Degradation &
Rejection 4) 19) 22) 25) 26) 28) 29) 35)
Mother
5) 12) 18) 20) 27) 30)
Emotional Father
Inhibition &
5) 12) 18) 20) 27) 30)
Deprivation Mother
2) 3) 7) 13) 17) 21) 32) 34)
Father
Overprotection &
Overindulgence 2) 3) 7) 13) 17) 21) 32) 34)
Mother
1) 6) 15) 23) 33)
Father
Punitiveness
1) 6) 15) 23) 33)
Mother
8) 10) 16) 36)
Father
Controlling
8) 10) 16) 36)
Mother

TOTAL SCORE FOR FATHER: _______________ MOTHER: _______________

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Copyright © 2018 Louis, J. P., Wood, A., & Lockwood, G. Young Parenting Inventory – Revised (YPI-R2). Unauthorized reproduction
without written consent of the author is prohibited. For more information, write to John Louis at email: [email protected]