An item response theory analysis of the Parenting Stress Index‐Short Form with parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

Zaidman‐Zait, Anat; Mirenda, Pat; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Wellington, Stephen; Dua, Vikram; Kalynchuk, Karen

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02266.x

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“…We also focused exclusively on maternal-as opposed to paternal-stress, the idea being that mothers and fathers may differ in regard to the amount and correlates of their stress (Krauss, 1993). Limitations of the PSI-SF based on age (Abidin, 1990) and autism (Zaidman-Zait et al, 2010) should also be noted, although we attempted to check for both with our follow-up analyses. Our main limitation, however, most likely entailed this study's cross-sectional nature.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Relating Stress of Mothers of Children With Developmental Disabilities to Family–School Partnerships

Burke

Hodapp

2014

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Although mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high levels of stress and schools constitute an important resource, the relation remains unknown between maternal stress and educational services. Responding to a national, web-based survey, 965 mothers of students with disabilities completed a 163-item questionnaire about parent stress. We examined which child, parent, and parent-school characteristics correlated with maternal stress. Mothers with lower stress levels reported better parent-school relationships and low levels of parent advocacy. However, lower stress levels were predominantly shown by mothers with good-to-excellent parent-school relationships (vs. poor-to-fair partnerships) and who engaged in virtually no (vs. any) advocacy activities. Lower maternal stress levels were also noted when children had fewer behavior problems, Down syndrome, and did not have autism. Less stress was also reported by mothers who had not enacted procedural safeguards, were minorities, and rated themselves lower on neuroticism and were more extroverted, dependable, and open to new experiences. This study has important implications for practitioners and researchers.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Relating Stress of Mothers of Children With Developmental Disabilities to Family–School Partnerships

Burke

Hodapp

2014

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

114

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“…Validity and reliability are reported in the manual, along with a .94 correlation between the short and long form. Recent reliability estimates ranged from .84 to .93 for the Parental Distress subscale (Zaidman-Zait et al, 2010). Internal consistency between subtests and the total score was .90 and remained the same 1 yr later (Haskett, Ahern, Ward, & Allaire, 2006).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of a Contextual Intervention on Child Participation and Parent Competence Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pretest–Posttest Repeated-Measures Design

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Cox

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The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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OBJECTIVE. We tested an occupational therapy contextual intervention for improving participation in children with autism spectrum disorders and for developing parental competence. METHOD. Using a repeated-measures pretest–posttest design, we evaluated the effectiveness of a contextually relevant reflective guidance occupational therapy intervention involving three components: authentic activity settings, family’s daily routines, and the child’s sensory processing patterns (Sensory Profile). We used these components to coach 20 parents in strategies to support their child’s participation. Intervention sessions involved reflective discussion with parents to support them in identifying strategies to meet their goals and make joint plans for the coming week. We measured child participation (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, Goal Attainment Scaling) and parent competence (Parenting Sense of Competence, Parenting Stress Index). RESULTS. Results indicated that parents felt more competent and children significantly increased participation in everyday life, suggesting that this approach is an effective occupational therapy intervention.

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“…While the reasons for this finding are unclear, it may be because the difficult child subscale of the parental stress index focuses more on how bothered parents are by their children's behaviors rather than the difficulty of child behaviors themselves. In fact, a series of studies assessing the PSI-SF found the difficult child subscale to be the least discriminating in terms of types of parental stress (Zaidman-Zait et al 2010, 2011.…”

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Self-Compassion and Well-Being in Parents of Children with Autism

2014

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Parents of children with autism are faced with difficult and unique daily stressors associated with their child's disorder. The personal characteristics of parents can influence how they approach stressful life events and potentially help them cope with some of the deleterious effects associated with extreme stress. One factor that may be an important coping strategy is self-compassion, which involves being kind to oneself in times of difficulty, recognizing the shared nature of human suffering, and being mindfully aware of negative thoughts and emotions. This study examined the association between self-compassion and well-being in 51 parents of a child with autism using self-report measures. Self-compassion was positively associated with life satisfaction, hope, and goal reengagement and negatively associated with depression and parental stress. Even though child symptom severity is often the strongest predictor of negative adjustment for parents, self-compassion universally predicted parental well-being over and above the effects of child symptom severity. Results suggest that self-compassion may play a significant role in well-being for parents of children with autism. Implications for future research and applications of the construct of self-compassion are discussed.

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An item response theory analysis of the Parenting Stress Index‐Short Form with parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

Cited by 97 publications

References 22 publications

Relating Stress of Mothers of Children With Developmental Disabilities to Family–School Partnerships

Relating Stress of Mothers of Children With Developmental Disabilities to Family–School Partnerships

Impact of a Contextual Intervention on Child Participation and Parent Competence Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pretest–Posttest Repeated-Measures Design

Self-Compassion and Well-Being in Parents of Children with Autism

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