title: Factor structure and validity of the parenting stress index-short form.
abstract: The psychometric properties of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) were examined in a sample of 185 mothers and fathers. Factor analysis revealed 2 reasonably distinct factors involving parental distress and dysfunctional parent-child interactions. Both scales were internally consistent, and these scales were correlated with measures of parent psychopathology, parental perceptions of child adjustment, and observed parent and child behavior. PSI-SF scores were related to parent reports of child behavior 1 year later, and the Childrearing Stress subscale was a significant predictor of a parental history of abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. mary_haskett@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Haskett
authors.forename: Lisa S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ahern
authors.forename: Caryn S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Jason C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Allaire
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*