Validation of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form With Minority Caregivers.
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SUBMITTER: Lee SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5014438 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
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Validation of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form With Minority Caregivers.
Lee Sang Jung SJ Gopalan Geetha G Harrington Donna D
Research on social work practice 20141028 4
<h4>Objectives</h4>There has been little examination of the structural validity of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) for minority populations in clinical contexts in the Unites States. This study aimed to test prespecified factor structures (one-factor, two-factor, and three-factor models) of the PSI-SF.<h4>Methods</h4>This study used confirmatory factor analysis in a sample of 240 predominantly Black and Latino caregivers of children with behavioral difficulties.<h4>Results</h4>The ...[more]
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