PSI
Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
The Parenting Stress Index is an assessment tool that measures perceived parenting stress in parents of young children. It focuses particularly on the dimensions of stress related to the child, to the parent and to the parent-child interaction.
- Number of questions
- 36 questions
- Estimated duration
- 20 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Parenting Stress Index
- Target audience
- Parents
- Authors
- Richard R. Abidin (1995)
Preview of the 36 questions
Scoring & interpretation
The PSI/SF generates a total parenting stress score as well as three subscale scores: Parental Distress, Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction and Difficult Child. Each item is rated on a Likert scale, and high scores indicate a higher level of stress.
Usage
This tool isn't available on Mentaal. To use this questionnaire in your practice, you need a valid license. We invite you to send it directly from the publisher's website.
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