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Factor structure and validity of the parenting stress index-short form.

Haskett ME, Ahern LS, Ward CS, Allaire JC

Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. mary_haskett@ncsu.edu

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.

Published 6 April 2006 in J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 35(2): 302-12.
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