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Factor analysis of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form with parents of young children with autism spectrum disorders.
https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature131738
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Autism Res. 2011 Oct;4(5):336-46
Publication Type
Article
Date
Oct-2011
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Author
Anat Zaidman-Zait
Pat Mirenda
Bruno D Zumbo
Stelios Georgiades
Peter Szatmari
Susan Bryson
Eric Fombonne
Wendy Roberts
Isabel Smith
Tracy Vaillancourt
Joanne Volden
Charlotte Waddell
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Eric Duku
Ann Thompson
Author Affiliation
University of British Columbia, Vancouver. anat.zaidman@ubc.ca
Source
Autism Res. 2011 Oct;4(5):336-46
Date
Oct-2011
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Adult
Canada
Child
Child Behavior - psychology
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - psychology
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Infant
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting - psychology
Parents - psychology
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Severity of Illness Index
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis - psychology
Young Adult
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the underlying factor structure of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) in a large cohort of parents of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A secondary goal was to examine relationships between PSI-SF factors and autism severity, child behavior problems, and parental mental health variables that have been shown to be related to parental stress in previous research. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the three-factor structure described in the PSI-SF manual [Abidin, 1995]: parental distress, parent-child dysfunctional interaction, and difficult child. Results of the CFA indicated that the three-factor structure was unacceptable when applied to the study sample. Thus, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted and suggested a six-factor model as the best alternative for the PSI-SF index. Spearman's correlations revealed significant positive correlations with moderate to large effect sizes between the revised PSI-SF factors and autism severity, externalizing and internalizing child behaviors, and an index of parent mental health. The revised factors represent more narrowly defined aspects of the three original subscales of the PSI-SF and might prove to be advantageous in both research and clinical applications. Autism Res 2011,4:336-346. © 2011 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PubMed ID
21882359
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