Validity and diagnostic accuracy of a measure of parental stress in parents with typically developing children |
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| Authors: | Xun Liu Andrew P Daire Sandy-Ann M Griffith Vanessa N O’Hare Milena Keller-Margulis Kelsee Tucker |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Foundations of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA;2. Department of Counseling and Special Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA;3. Department of Counseling &4. Human Services, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA;5. Department of Psychological, Health, &6. Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA |
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| Abstract: | The Parental Stress and Coping Inventory (PSCI), a 5-point, 18-item questionnaire was evaluated and validated as a screening measure for parental stress in the current sample of 126 mostly low income and ethnic minority parents with typically developing children. One hundred twenty-six participants contributed data to the current receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) analysis. ROC analyses were conducted to determine the cutoff scores of PSCI parental distress, social support, and family-based support measures. We found an optimal parental distress cutoff point of 14.5 with an associated sensitivity of 73% and 82% specificity. The optimal cutoff point of social support measure was 23.5 associated with 76% sensitivity and 49% specificity. And, the optimal cutoff point of family-based support measure was 13.5 associated with 79% sensitivity and 56% specificity. This study not only provided evidence for the reliability and validity of PSCI, but also proved the inventory to be a simple, sensitive, and specific battery for screening for parental stress and coping. |
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| Keywords: | Cutoff score parental stress receiving-operating characteristics (ROC) analysis |
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