Development of Stress Scale for Caretakers of Mentally Disabled Children

Abstract

Present study aimed to construct a “Stress Scale for Caretakers of Mentally Disabled Children”. 48 items from the preliminary draft of 70 items, having difficulty index of .17 or above and discrimination index of .16 were selected for the final scale. Validity of the scale was ascertained by Pearson r, which was .96. Reliability of the scale as determined by split half method was .94. Seven areas of stress were taken. The standardization sample constituted of 300 caretakers of children with different neuro-developmental disability.