Childhood Illness-Related Parenting Stress: The Pediatric Inventory for Parents

Objective: To develop a measure of parenting stress related to caring for a child with an illness and to evaluate its psychometric properties with a group of parents of children with cancer. Methods: One hundred twenty-six parents (105 mothers, 21 fathers) of children (65 boys and 61 girls, M age: 1...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 2001-04, Vol.26 (3), p.155-162
Main Authors: Streisand, Randi, Braniecki, Suzanne, Tercyak, Kenneth P., Kazak, Anne E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Female
Humans
Male
measure development
Medical sciences
Neoplasms - psychology
parent stress
Parenting
Parents - psychology
pediatric oncology
Philadelphia
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Techniques and methods
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Summary:Objective: To develop a measure of parenting stress related to caring for a child with an illness and to evaluate its psychometric properties with a group of parents of children with cancer. Methods: One hundred twenty-six parents (105 mothers, 21 fathers) of children (65 boys and 61 girls, M age: 12.75 years) being followed by an oncology service were assessed using the 42-item self-report Pediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP). Internal consistency was assessed and construct validity was investigated with standardized, general self-report measures of anxiety and parenting stress. Results: Internal consistency reliability for the PIP was high (Cronbach α range:.80-.96). PIP scores were significantly correlated with a measure of state anxiety and also with parenting stress, demonstrating construct validity. After we controlled for demographic variables and general parenting stress, PIP scores showed strong independent associations with state anxiety. Conclusions: Preliminary data indicate that the PIP is a reliable and valid tool to assess parenting stress in pediatric oncology populations. As a measure of illness-related parenting stress, the PIP may be used to provide information about parent well-being that extends beyond that obtained from general measures.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/26.3.155