Validation of parental stress scale in a Greek sample of mothers with infants from 0 to 12 months.

Autor: Ekizoglou C; First Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece., Vousoura E; First Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.; Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece., Anagnostopoulos D; Department of Child Psychiatry, General Pediatric Hospital of Athens 'Aghia Sophia', Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece., Papageorgiou C; First Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece., Zervas IM; First Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Infant mental health journal [Infant Ment Health J] 2022 Mar; Vol. 43 (2), pp. 300-310. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 10.
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21971
Abstrakt: Parenting an offspring is a rewarding, albeit challenging task, often accompanied by high levels of stress. It is important to accurately assess the stress associated with parenting, as severe forms of stress may affect the parent-child dyad and lead to poor child outcomes. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) in the Greek population. We implemented forward and back translation and conducted a pilot test. A total of 735 mothers (M age  = 34.6) with infants aged 0-12 months completed the PSS, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The Greek PSS-18 showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .83) and adequate convergent validity. Results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed two underlying factors: positive aspects of parenting and negative aspects of parenting. Our data confirm the validity of the Greek version of the PSS-18 in mothers with infants aged 0-12 months. The Greek version of the PSS-18 could be a useful tool for professionals and researchers who are interested in perinatal period and the aspects of parenthood.
(© 2022 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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