Bayoglu, BirgulUnal, OzlemElibol, FatmaKarabulut, ErdemInnocenti, Mark S.2020-06-252020-06-252013closedAccess0163-96411097-0355https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21393https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/5503Early positive parent-child interactions are important for child development. Intervention research focused on increasing positive parent-child interactions has demonstrated increases in desired parenting behaviors and improvements in child outcomes. Parent-child interaction research in Turkey has been limited because of the need for reliable and valid measures of parent-child interaction. The aim of this study was to explore the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of a psychometrically strong measure of parent-child interaction that was developed in the United States: the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO). Mother-child interactions during a free-play situation were scored using the Turkish translation of the PICCOLO. The Turkish PICCOLO demonstrated good reliability and validity; as good as that demonstrated in the original English-language PICCOLO psychometric study. The Turkish PICCOLO meets the criteria established for a tool that will facilitate parent-child interaction research in Turkeyand appears to be practical and functional in evaluating the quality of parent-child interaction.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle34433033810.1002/imhj.213932-s2.0-84880179159Q2WOS:000321439900007Q4