People In My Life/Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachmen

People in My Live & Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment Form						OMB Number: Exp Date:
INVENTORY OF PARENT AND PEER ATTACHMENT (IPPA)			I D #:
Authors: Gay C. Armsden, Ph.D. and Mark T. Greenberg, Ph.D. Address for Dr. Greenberg: Dept. of Human Development, Penn State University, State College, PA 16802.	This questionnaire asks about your relationships with important people in your life; your mother, your father, and your close friends. Please read the directions to each part carefully.
Part I Some of the following statements ask about your feelings about your mother or the person who has acted as your mother. If you have more than one person acting as your mother (e.g., a natural mother and a step-mother) answer the questions for the one you feel has most influenced you. Please read each statement and choose the answer that tells how true the statement is for you. Please read each statement and circle the ONE number that tells how true the statement is for you now.
	Almost Never or Never True	Not Very Often True		Sometimes True	Often True		Almost Always or Always True
1. My mother respects my feeling.	O	O		O	O		O
2. I feel my mother does a good job as my mother.	O	O		O	O		O
3. I wish I had a different mother.	O	O		O	O		O
4. My mother accepts me as I am.	O	O		O	O		O
5. I like to get my mother’s point of view on things I’m concerned about.	O	O		O	O		O
6. I feel it’s no use letting my feelings show around my mother.	O	O		O	O		O
7. My mother can tell when I’m upset about something.	O	O		O	O		O
8. Talking over my problems with my mother makes me feel ashamed or foolish.	O	O		O	O		O
9. My mother expects too much from me.	O	O		O	O		O
10. I get upset easily around my mother.	O	O		O	O		O
	Almost Never or Never True	Not Very Often True		Sometimes True	Often True		Almost Always or Always True
11. I get upset a lot more than my mother knows about.	O	O		O	O		O
12. When we discuss things, my mother cares about my point of view.	O	O		O	O		O
13. My mother trusts my judgment.	O	O		O	O		O
14. My mother has her own problems, so I don’t bother her with mine.	O	O		O	O		O
15. My mother helps me to understand myself better.	O	O		O	O		O
16. I tell my mother about my problems and troubles.	O	O		O	O		O
17. I feel angry with my mother.	O	O		O	O		O
18. I don’t get much attention from my mother.	O	O		O	O		O
19. My mother helps me to talk about my difficulties.	O	O		O	O		O
20. My mother understands me.	O	O		O	O		O
21. When I am angry about something, my mother tries to be understanding.	O	O		O	O		O
22. I trust my mother.	O	O		O	O		O
23. My mother doesn’t understand what I’m going through these days.	O	O		O	O		O
24. I can count on my mother when I need to get something off my chest.	O	O		O	O		O
25. If my mother knows something is bothering me, she asks me about it.	O	O		O	O		O

Part II This part asks about your feelings about your father, or the man who has acted as your father. If you have more than one person acting as your father (e.g. natural and step-father) answer the question for the one you feel has most influenced you.
	Almost Never or Never True	Not Very Often True	Sometimes True	Often True	Almost Always or Always True
1. My father respects my feelings.	O	O	O	O	O
2. I feel my father does a good job as my father.	O	O	O	O	O
3. I wish I had a different father.	O	O	O	O	O
4. My father accepts me as I am.	O	O	O	O	O
5. I like to get my father’s point of view on things I’m concerned about.	O	O	O	O	O
6. I feel it’s no use letting my feelings show around my father.	O	O	O	O	O
7. My father can tell when I’m upset about something.	O	O	O	O	O
8. Talking over my problems with my father makes me feel ashamed or foolish.	O	O	O	O	O
9. My father expects too much from me.	O	O	O	O	O
10. I get upset easily around my father.	O	O	O	O	O
11. I get upset a lot more than my father knows about.	O	O	O	O	O
12. When we discuss things, my father cares about my point of view.	O	O	O	O	O
13. My father trusts my judgment.	O	O	O	O	O
14. My father has his own problems, so I don’t bother him with mine.	O	O	O	O	O
15. My father helps me to understand myself better.	O	O	O	O	O
	Almost Never or Never True	Not Very Often True	Sometimes True	Often True	Almost Always or Always True
16. I tell my father about my problems and troubles	O	O	O	O	O
17. I feel angry with my father	O	O	O	O	O
18. I don’t get much attention from my father.	O	O	O	O	O
19. My father helps me to talk about my difficulties.	O	O	O	O	O
20. My father understands me.	O	O	O	O	O
21. When I am angry about something, my father tries to be understanding.	O	O	O	O	O
22. I trust my father.	O	O	O	O	O
23. My father doesn’t understand what I’m going through these days.	O	O	O	O	O
24. I can count on my father when I need to get something off my chest.	O	O	O	O	O
25. If my father knows something is bothering me, he asks me about it.	O	O	O	O	O
Part III This part asks about your feelings about your relationships with your close friends. Please read each statement and circle the ONE number that tells how true the statement is for you now.
	Almost Never or Never True	Not Very Often True	Sometimes True	Often True	Almost Always or Always True
1. I like to get my friends’ point of view on things I’m concerned about.	O	O	O	O	O
2. My friends can tell when I’m upset about something.	O	O	O	O	O
3. When we discuss things, my friends care about my point of view.	O	O	O	O	O
	Almost Never or Never True	Not Very Often True	Sometimes True	Often True	Almost Always or Always True
4. Talking over my problems with friends makes me feel ashamed or foolish.	O	O	O	O	O
5. I wish I had different friends.	O	O	O	O	O
6. My friends understand me.	O	O	O	O	O
7. My friends encourage me to talk about my difficulties.	O	O	O	O	O
8. My friends accept me as I am.	O	O	O	O	O
9. I feel the need to be in touch with my friends more often.	O	O	O	O	O
10. My friends don’t understand what I’m going through these days.	O	O	O	O	O
11. I feel alone or apart when I am with my friends.	O	O	O	O	O
12. My friends listen to what I have to say.	O	O	O	O	O
13. I feel my friends are good friends.	O	O	O	O	O
14. My friends are fairly easy to talk to.	O	O	O	O	O
15. When I am angry about something, my friends try to be understanding.	O	O	O	O	O
16. My friends help me to understand myself better.	O	O	O	O	O
17. My friends care about how I am feeling.	O	O	O	O	O
18. I feel angry with my friends.	O	O	O	O	O
19. I can count on my friends when I need to get something off my chest.	O	O	O	O	O
20. I trust my friends.	O	O	O	O	O
	Almost Never or Never True	Not Very Often True	Sometimes True	Often True	Almost Always or Always True
21. My friends respect my feelings.	O	O	O	O	O
22. I get upset a lot more than my friends know about.	O	O	O	O	O
23. It seems as if my friends are irritated with me for no reason.	O	O	O	O	O
24. I can tell my friends about my problems and troubles.	O	O	O	O	O
25. If my friends know something is bothering me, they ask me about it.	O	O	O	O	O

FOR STUDY USE ONLY
Date Interviewed	Month Day Year	Interviewed by

					OMB Number: Exp Date:
PEOPLE IN MY LIFE Teen supplement		I D #:
	Almost Never or Never True		Sometimes True	Often True		Almost Always or Always True
a. I like to eat ice cream	O		O	O		O
b. I like to wash dishes	O		O	O		O
1. Most mornings I look forward to going to school	O		O	O		O
2. I feel safe at my school	O		O	O		O
3. My school is a nice place to be	O		O	O		O
4. I like my teacher(s) this year	O		O	O		O
5. I like my class(es) this year	O		O	O		O
6. My teachers respect my feelings	O		O	O		O
7. My teachers understand me	O		O	O		O
8. I trust my teachers	O		O	O		O
9. My teachers pay a lot of attention to me	O		O	O		O
10. I get upset easily with my teachers	O		O	O		O
11. I feel angry with my teachers	O		O	O		O
12. I get along well with my teachers	O		O	O		O
	Almost Never or Never True		Sometimes True	Often True		Almost Always or Always True
13. It's hard for me to talk to my teachers	O		O	O		O
14. My teachers are proud of the things I do	O		O	O		O
15. I like to take part in class discussions and activities	O		O	O		O
16. I feel sure about how to do my work at school	O		O	O		O
17. I read better than most other kids my age	O		O	O		O
18. Doing well at school is important to me	O		O	O		O
19. There is a teacher at my school that I can count on when I have a problem	O		O	O		O
20. Kids in my school have a good chance to grow up and be successful	O		O	O		O
21. I feel scared at my school	O		O	O		O
22. There are a lot of drugs and gangs in my school	O		O	O		O
23. My school is a dangerous place to be	O		O	O		O
24. My neighborhood is a nice place to live	O		O	O		O
25. A lot of people in my neighborhood are friendly and helpful	O		O	O		O
26. Kids from my neighborhood have a good chance to grow up and be successful	O		O	O		O
27. I feel scared in my neighborhood	O		O	O		O

			Almost Never or Never True	Sometimes True		Often True		Almost Always or Always True
28. Lots of kids in my neighborhood get into trouble			O	O		O		O
29. There are a lot of drugs and gangs in my neighborhood			O	O		O		O
30. My neighborhood is a dangerous place to live			O	O		O		O
31. If you could go as far as you wanted in school, how far would you want to go?	Drop out of school now	Drop out of school before finishing high school			Finish high school		Finish college
	O	O			O		O
32. How far do you think you really will go?	I will drop out of school soon	I will drop out of school before I finish high school			I will finish high school		I will finish college
	O	O			O		O

FOR STUDY USE ONLY
Date Interviewed	Month Day Year	Interviewed by