Abstract
This study demonstrated the validity and reliability of Interaction Rating Scale(IRS) by interaction characteristics for children with behavioral or environmental difficulties. IRS constructs 10 subscales, 1) Autonomy, 2) Responsiveness to caregiver, 3) Empathy, 4) Motor self regulation, 5) Emotional self regulation, for child items and 6) Sensitivity to child, 7) Responsiveness to child, 8) Respect for child's autonomy, 9) Social-emotional growth fostering, 10) Cognitive growth fostering, for caregiver items. It clarifies the interaction characteristics both subscale score and total score. Participants were 58 children (1-6 year old), among whom ADHD, FDD, MR, a delay of development for behavioral difficulties, and abuse, neglect, inappropriate interaction and caregiver's stress for environmental difficulties, evaluated by the child items of IRS. As expected, "Autonomy" "Responsiveness to caregiver" "Empathy" and "Emotional self regulation" predicted child behavioral or environmental difficulties. The findings showed the usefulness of IRS to get information on interaction characteristics for child support.
