Evaluating the Psychometric Performance of the Parenting Stress Scale (PSI) in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Karimi, Marziyeh; Nasri, Sadegh; Ghaemi, Fatemeh

doi:10.22054/jem.2023.71007.3414

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Ph.D. Student in Psychology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

² Associate Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Transplantation & Diseases Management, Vice Chancellery for Treatment, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2023.71007.3414

Abstract

The aforementioned title is more appropriate for your research and provides clear information regarding the study's scope, objectives, background, study population, and methodology. It also provides a straightforward description of the study's central topic- parental stress- along with its relevance to mothers of individuals with ASD. The statistical sample was 276 people who were selected in an available manner. The tools were the Autism Parenting Stress Scale of Phetrasuwan and Miles (2009) and the Resilience Scale of Conner and Davidson (2003). Descriptive and inferential statistics, in addition to confirmatory factor analysis, were utilized for the data analysis. The software packages used for the analysis, namely, SPSSV25 and Smart PLS version 3.2, are specified as well. Notably, the findings revealed a high internal consistency (with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.953) of the Autism Parenting Stress Scale and its components. The reliability coefficients for the subcomponents range from 0.76 to 0.92, with a general CR of 0.962. The face and content validity of the scale were confirmed by the opinions of parents and experts. Criterion validity using the resilience scale has been equally acceptable. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that while the scale has favorable convergent and divergent validity, the four-factor model was confirmed. Considering the appropriate reliability and validity, it is recommended that clinical experts and researchers use the mentioned scale to measure the parenting stress of mothers.

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Evaluating the Psychometric Performance of the Parenting Stress Scale (PSI) in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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Volume 13, Issue 51
April 2023
Pages 70-101

Evaluating the Psychometric Performance of the Parenting Stress Scale (PSI) in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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Volume 13, Issue 51April 2023Pages 70-101

Volume 13, Issue 51
April 2023
Pages 70-101