%0 Journal Article
%T Parental Stress Scale: Validation study with a Portuguese population of parents of children from 3 to 10 years old
%A Isabel Leal
%A Jo£¿o Maroco
%A Susana Algarvio
%J Journal of Child Health Care
%@ 1741-2889
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1367493518764337
%X The aim of this study was to validate the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) for Portuguese parents and to further investigate the scale¡¯s criterion-related validity. A two-stage stratified sample of the Portuguese population of parents, with children attending public preschools and primary schools, was obtained, totalizing 3842 parents of children between 3 and 10 years old. Parents completed a Parental Concerns Scale and the Portuguese version of the PSS. Results support the four-factor structure of the Portuguese version of the PSS. Higher levels of parental stress were reported by parents of boys, with lower educational levels; older, divorced or single parents; unemployed mothers; and with a higher number of children. Parental concerns and parental stress¡¯ comparative study reported very low correlations between the two constructs. This study supported evidence for the PSS¡¯ validity with a stratified sample of Portuguese parents of children between 3 and 10 years old. Moreover, our findings reported the scale¡¯s divergent validity with a Parental Concerns Scale. These results point to the importance of assessing both dimensions in family practice
%K Parental concerns
%K parental stress
%K Parental Stress Scale
%K parenting
%K validation study
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1367493518764337