scholarly journals Gender Differences in Stress among Parents of Children with Autism

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Shahzadi Malhotra ◽  
Prof. Waheeda Khan ◽  
Prof. M.S. Bhatia
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Total Stress ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Parenting Stress Index ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Parent Domain

Background: Researches in the recent years have consistently shown that parents of children with autism experience greater stress than parents of children without autism. There has been enormous understanding into the various challenges that these parents face. However, till date there have been no reported studies on gender differences in stress faced by parents of children with autism, especially in Indian context. Objective: The aim of the present research was to study and compare parenting stress and its domains in parents of children with autism. Participants and Methodology: The study sample consisted of 100 parents of children with autism- 50 mothers and 50 fathers selected using purposive sampling and fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria. Parenting Stress Index was used to study the total stress and its domains (child domain and parent domain) in the sample. Descriptive and inferential statistics was applied using SPSS version 17.0. Results showed no significant differences in total stress as well as on both the domains between the two study groups. To conclude, there are no gender differences in parenting stress among parents of children with autism.

Factor analysis of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form with parents of young children with autism spectrum disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 336-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anat Zaidman-Zait ◽  
Pat Mirenda ◽  
Bruno D. Zumbo ◽  
Stelios Georgiades ◽  
Peter Szatmari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Parenting Stress Index ◽  
Young Children With Autism ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Stress in Parents of Children With Genetically Determined Leukoencephalopathies: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (13) ◽  
pp. 901-907
Author(s):  
E. Dermer ◽  
A. Spahr ◽  
L. T. Tran ◽  
A. Mirchi ◽  
F. Pelletier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Total Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Parenting Stress Index ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Genetically Determined

Genetically determined leukoencephalopathies comprise a group of rare inherited white matter disorders. The majority are progressive diseases resulting in early death. We performed a cross-sectional pilot study including 55 parents from 36 families to assess the level of stress experienced by parents of patients with genetically determined leukoencephalopathies, aged 1 month to 12 years. Thirty-four mothers and 21 fathers completed the Parenting Stress Index–4th Edition. One demographic questionnaire was completed per family. Detailed clinical data was gathered on all patients. Statistical analysis was performed with total stress percentile score as the primary outcome. Mothers and fathers had significantly higher stress levels compared with the normative sample; 20% of parents had high levels of stress whereas 11% had clinically significant levels of stress. Mothers and fathers had comparable total stress percentile scores. We identified pediatric behavioral difficulties and gross motor function to be factors influencing stress in mothers. Our study is the first to examine parental stress in this population and highlights the need for parental support early in the disease course. In this pilot study, we demonstrated that using the Parenting Stress Index–4th Edition to assess stress levels in parents of patients with genetically determined leukoencephalopathies is feasible, leads to valuable and actionable results, and should be used in larger, prospective studies.

Children Who are Hearing Impaired with Additional Disabilities and Related Aspects of Parental Stress

2000 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Hintermair
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Intervention ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Parenting Stress Index ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Parent Domain

In a large-scale study performed in Germany, 317 parents were asked to complete both the Parenting Stress Index and an additional questionnaire on demographics and related information. This article explores the question of parenting stress for parents of children who are hearing impaired with additional disabilities. Results showed consistently high stress scores in the Child Domain, whereas the Parent Domain showed (apart from one score) only a slight tendency toward greater stress. These results realistically portray the situation of parents of children who are multiply disabled and hearing impaired The results suggest that these parents should be provided with extended psychosocial intervention.

Refining the Parenting Stress Index–Short Form (PSI-SF) in Chinese Parents

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 107319111984775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Luo ◽  
Meng-Cheng Wang ◽  
Yu Gao ◽  
Hong Zeng ◽  
Wendeng Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Parenting Stress Index ◽  
Chinese Parents

scholarly journals Le stress parental chez les mères d’enfants d’âge préscolaire : validation et normes québécoises pour l’Inventaire de Stress Parental

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Lacharité ◽  
Louise Éthier ◽  
Christiane Piché
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Parenting Stress Index ◽  
Enfant D’Âge Préscolaire

RÉSUMÉ Les qualités métrologiques d'une version française du Parenting Stress Index (Abidin, 1983 ; Loyd et Abidin, 1985) sont examinées à partir d'un échantillon de 122 mères québécoises ayant un enfant d'âge préscolaire. Les résultats indiquent que l'inventaire de stress parental possède des indices de consistance interne équivalant à ceux obtenus avec l'échantillon américain. Cependant, les échantillons québécois et américain diffèrent pour 7 sous-échelles sur 13 ainsi qu'au niveau du score du domaine de l'enfant et du score de stress total. Les mères québécoises rapportent des scores plus élevés. L'analyse factorielle des sous-échelles supporte la présence d'une structure hiérarchique constituée d'un facteur général de stress parental et de deux facteurs spécifiques : le domaine de l'enfant et le domaine du parent. Le score du domaine du parent varie selon le niveau socio-économique et le statut conjugal de la mère. L'âge de la mère est négativement corrélé au score du domaine de l'enfant. Le niveau d'agressivité/hyperactivité de l'enfant, tel que perçu par l'éducatrice en classe, est positivement corrélé au score de la sous-échelle Difficulté à accepter les caractéristiques de l'enfant et de la sous-échelle Distraction et hyperactivité de l'enfant. Des normes sont présentées afin de tenir compte des différences observées entre l'échantillon québécois et l'échantillon américain.

scholarly journals Persistence of behavioral abnormalities following corticosteroid therapy in children with initial episode of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a prospective longitudinal observation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parichay Singh ◽  
Om P. Mishra ◽  
Shashi K. Upadhyay ◽  
Rajniti Prasad ◽  
Ankur Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nephrotic Syndrome ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Parenting Stress Index ◽  
Behavioral Abnormalities ◽  
Initial Episode ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Total Behavior

Abstract Introduction: Treatment of nephrotic syndrome with corticosteroid can cause several side- effects including behavioral abnormalities. The objectives of the study were to observe the proportion of non-relapsers having persistence of behavioral abnormalities after completion of treatment of initial episode and compare the abnormalities with relapsers, and to determine risk factors for persistence. Methods: Seventy-five children with a first episode of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and 60 normal children were rated by parents for behavioral problems using the Child Behavior Checklist. The Parenting Stress Index was also evaluated. The children were rated before treatment and 12 and 36 weeks after. Results: Both relapsers and non-relapsers showed abnormalities in internalizing and externalizing domains at 12 weeks of steroid therapy. Non-relapsers had abnormal scores in the internalizing domain in 63.5 % and externalizing domain in 48.1% of cases at 36 weeks. Relapsers had abnormal scores in all the three behavior domains, but a significantly higher proportion of relapsers had abnormal scores regarding total behavior (65.2% vs 28.8%, p<0.01) and child domains (100% vs 57.7%, p<0.001) of Parenting Stress Index in comparison to non-relapsers at 36 weeks. Occurrence of relapse increased the risk (odds ratio 5.76, 95% CI 1.35-10.76, p< 0.001) for persistence of abnormal total behavior at 36 weeks follow-up. Conclusion: Persistence of abnormalities was observed not only in relapsers but also in non-relapsers. Relapse was found to be a significant risk factor for persistence of abnormal behaviors in these patients.

scholarly journals Factorial Structure and Cross-Cultural Invariance of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form in Hong Kong and Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaozi Gao ◽  
Kerry Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Partial Metric ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Parenting Stress Index

With increasing attention on the role of parenting stress on family functioning and children’s development, one area that has been neglected is how such relations differ across cultures. Although sometimes viewed as homogeneous, Asian countries often have markedly different belief systems. Cross-cultural studies require instruments that have been validated in different socio-cultural contexts. The widely used parenting stress index-short form (PSI-SF) has been used in several locations. However, results regarding its factorial structure have been mixed. Furthermore, there are only a few cross-cultural comparison studies. This study examined the factorial structure of an abridged version of the PSI-SF with data from Hong Kong (N = 258) and Thailand (N = 190). The results from confirmatory factor analyses indicated that, in both cultures, a three-factorial structure provides the best model fit. Furthermore, we found evidence for partial metric invariance, suggesting that the test scores can be compared directly. Tests for convergent and discriminant validity revealed that the three factors were correlated with parent general distress, authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting behaviors, in both cultures. These findings suggest that the abridged PSI-SF can provide a meaningful comparison of parenting stress between Hong Kong and Thailand.

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