Should we use the Parental Stress Index-Short Form in parents of children with ASD? A French validation study.
Autism
Factor analysis
Parenting
Psychometric properties
Scale validation
Journal
Research in developmental disabilities
ISSN: 1873-3379
Titre abrégé: Res Dev Disabil
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8709782
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
18
12
2019
revised:
09
06
2020
accepted:
09
06
2020
pubmed:
27
6
2020
medline:
29
7
2021
entrez:
27
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit higher levels of parental stress than parents of typically developing children. The most frequently used tools to assess parental stress is the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) or its Short Form (PSI-SF). This study was designed to test the validity of the PSI-SF in French parents of children with ASD (N = 370). First, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test the initial 3-factor structure (36 items) which indicate a poor model fit. Then, an exploratory factor analysis was performed and convergent validity was assessed. A 3-factor structure (21 items) explaining 44 % of the variance was observed. Dimensions were moderately correlated and exhibited good internal consistency. Convergent validity was checked through the PSI-SF association with anxiety and depression (HADS), quality of life (WHOQOL-Brief) and appraisal of being a parent of a child with ASD (ALES). Future research should use the full version of the PSI-SF and examine its factor structure. More studies on the factor structure of the PSI-SF are needed to find out if it is a suitable tool for measuring stress in parents of children with ASD in France.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibit higher levels of parental stress than parents of typically developing children. The most frequently used tools to assess parental stress is the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) or its Short Form (PSI-SF).
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
This study was designed to test the validity of the PSI-SF in French parents of children with ASD (N = 370).
METHODS AND PROCEDURES
METHODS
First, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test the initial 3-factor structure (36 items) which indicate a poor model fit. Then, an exploratory factor analysis was performed and convergent validity was assessed.
OUTCOMES AND RESULTS
RESULTS
A 3-factor structure (21 items) explaining 44 % of the variance was observed. Dimensions were moderately correlated and exhibited good internal consistency. Convergent validity was checked through the PSI-SF association with anxiety and depression (HADS), quality of life (WHOQOL-Brief) and appraisal of being a parent of a child with ASD (ALES).
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Future research should use the full version of the PSI-SF and examine its factor structure. More studies on the factor structure of the PSI-SF are needed to find out if it is a suitable tool for measuring stress in parents of children with ASD in France.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32590181
pii: S0891-4222(20)30146-3
doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103716
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103716Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors