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Parenting Stress Index

The Parenting Stress Index is the most widely used multidimensional assessment of parenting stress in mothers and fathers of children from infancy through age 10. Developed by Richard Abidin in 1983, it measures three major stress domains: parental distress (feeling overwhelmed, loss of control, role restriction), parent–child dysfunctional interaction (negative reciprocal patterns), and difficult child characteristics (behavioral and developmental challenges). The PSI has become essential in early intervention programs, family support services, and clinical evaluation of parenting difficulties.

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Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / social-psychology
  • Abidin, R. R. (1983). Parenting Stress Index: Administration, scoring, and interpretation manual. Charlottesville, VA: Pediatric Psychology Press. · URL
  • Abidin, R. R. (1995). Parenting Stress Index professional manual (3rd ed.). Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources. · URL
  • Loyd, B. H., & Abidin, R. R. (2011). Revision of the Parenting Stress Index. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30(4), 325-335. · URL
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