PROJECT SUMMARY Negative parenting (e.g., hostility) predicts child and adolescent mental health disorders, whereas positive parenting (e.g., warmth) predicts fewer internalizing and externalizing symptoms and better socioemotional well-being. Parenting practices are at the forefront of child mental health interventions, which underscores the importance of measuring parenting accurately. Improved assessment of parenting practices has critical implications for 1) clinical screening into services, 2) identifying needs for additional support during interventions, and 3) monitoring intervention progress. Therefore, comprehensive measures that capture multiple dimensions of parenting are needed to address these key clinical and research needs. While there is rising interest in family research focusing on racial and ethnic diversity, there is an unmet need for a valid, reliable, and equitable assessments of parenting practices in racially and ethnically diverse populations. The Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS) is a comprehensive measure of parenting practices with strong psychometric properties, and efficiently assesses 7 dimensions of parenting using only 34 items. Despite its high utility, the MAPS is limited in that it was developed in a predominantly White sample (87%). Preliminary data from our team and others shows that measures of parenting developed in White samples, including the MAPS, can mischaracterize non-White people. Therefore, the aim of this project is to extend the utility of the MAPS to racially and ethnically diverse families. Specifically, we plan to 1) refine MAPS items using qualitative interviews to reduce bias, and 2) quantitatively, (a) establish the Revised MAPS factor structure, and (b) assess reliability, validity, and measurement invariance/equivalence (a method for testing measurement bias). Quantitative and qualitative (i.e., mixed) data will be collected using community-based participatory research (CBPR) to enhance the psychometric properties of the MAPS by engaging racial and ethnic minorities. The proposed project is innovative because it leverages CBPR, qualitative data, and complex statistical modeling to revise a multidimensional assessment of parenting for diverse populations. Qualitative methods will address issues with phrasing, bias, literacy demands, ambiguity, and cognitive difficulty, making the Revised MAPS more accessible to the general population. Advanced quantitative methods will ensure strong psychometric properties. Racial and ethnic minorities currently comprise 40% of the US population and are expected to become the majority by 2045. Using this multimethod approach applied in a novel way, the Revised MAPS will further increase the utility of the MAPS by extension to this historically underrepresented segment of the US population. A more inclusive and equitable measure of parenting practices will enhance the accuracy of determining when to intervene and how to prevent negative o...