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Since there are hardly any instruments available so far, the study also aimed to develop questionnaires for the systematic and standardized assessment of barriers and benefits. One hundred and nine parents with children &lt; 18 years completed questionnaires on willingness to participate, perceived barriers (Parents\u2018 Barriers for Participating in Research Questionnaire, P-BARQ) and benefits (Parents\u2018 Benefits for Participating in Research Questionnaire, P-BERQ), personality traits, trait anxiety, and psychopathological characteristics. The P-BARQ and P-BERQ showed overall acceptable model fits (TLI\/CFI = .90\u2013.94; RMSEA = .08\/.14) and internal consistencies (\u03b1 = .68\u2013.86). Parents\u2019 willingness to own participation in psychological studies and their support for children\u2019s participation correlated negatively with perceived barriers to participation (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> \u2265 \u01c0-.32\u01c0, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; .001). Parental personality traits (such as agreeableness\/openness) showed positive associations with one\u2019s own participation (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> \u2265 .19, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; .005) and negative correlations with perceived barriers to participation (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> \u2265 \u01c0-.24\u01c0, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; .001), while parental psychopathological characteristics are more closely related to consent to children\u2019s participation (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = .24, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; .05). Parental trait anxiety showed both a positive correlation with perceived barriers (uncertainty) and benefits (diagnostics\/help) (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> \u2265 .20, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; .05). For the willingness to participate in studies, barriers seem to play a more crucial role than the benefits of participation. 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