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The Parental Stress Scale: Psychometric Properties in Pediatric Hospital Emergency Setting

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  • Néstor Montoro-Pérez

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
    Research Group GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, Av. Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, Hospital La Fe, 46016 Valencia, Spain)

  • Silvia Escribano

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain)

  • Miguel Richart-Martínez

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain)

  • María Isabel Mármol-López

    (Research Group GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, Av. Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, Hospital La Fe, 46016 Valencia, Spain
    Nursing School La Fe, Adscript Center of University of Valencia, 46026 Valencia, Spain)

  • Raimunda Montejano-Lozoya

    (Research Group GREIACC, Health Research Institute La Fe, Av. Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, Hospital La Fe, 46016 Valencia, Spain
    Nursing School La Fe, Adscript Center of University of Valencia, 46026 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

Parental psychological distress has been identified as a predisposing factor in attendance at and the inappropriate use of hospital pediatric emergency departments (PEDs). The aim of the study was to validate the Parental Stress Scale (PSS), a 12-item Spanish scale, in parents seeking care at PEDs. The study involved 270 participants with a mean age of 37.9 (SD = 6.76) years, of which 77.4% were women. The properties of the PSS were analyzed. The scale showed adequate internal consistency for the different factors (0.80 for the “Stressors” factor and 0.78 for the “Baby’s Rewards” factor) and optimal model fit (chi-square = 107.686; df = 53; CFI = 0.99; TLI = 0.98; RMSEA = 0.028; 90% CI = 0.00–0.05). The 12-item Spanish version of the PSS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the stress levels of parents seeking care in PEDs.

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  • Néstor Montoro-Pérez & Silvia Escribano & Miguel Richart-Martínez & María Isabel Mármol-López & Raimunda Montejano-Lozoya, 2023. "The Parental Stress Scale: Psychometric Properties in Pediatric Hospital Emergency Setting," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:6:p:4771-:d:1091269
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    1. Ane Nærde & Silje Sommer Hukkelberg, 2020. "An examination of validity and reliability of the Parental Stress Scale in a population based sample of Norwegian parents," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(12), pages 1-18, December.
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