Homeless parents' perceptions of parenting stress.
OBJECTIVE
To describe homeless parents' perceptions of parenting stress as potential indicators of needs for support in parenting roles.


METHODS
Forty-seven homeless parents (30 mothers, 17 fathers).


METHODS
Subjects completed the Parenting Stress Index to measure perceived parenting stress in the areas of child domain, parent domain, and life stress.


RESULTS
Homeless mothers and homeless fathers both identified the child domain as the most frequent source of stress. T tests showed a significant difference between groups only in the parent domain subscale of competence.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings from this study indicate the need to include parenting stress questions in an initial nursing or health assessment.
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University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Tampa, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires