Parenting Stress Index Short Form - Fourth Edition (PSI-4-SF)

Purpose: Quickly identify parent-child problem areas

Age: 1 month-12 years

Time: 10 minutes

The Parenting Stress Index 4th Edition Short Form (PSI-4-SF) is a 36-item abbreviated version of the full-length Parenting Stress Index 4^th Edition (PSI-4). The PSI-4-SF's brevity allows primary health care providers to identify and target those families most in need of follow-up services.

One simple form contains all you need for administering the measure, scoring and profiling results. 

The items are divided into three domains:

1. Parental Distress (PD)
2. Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction (P-CDI)
3. Difficult Child (DC)

These three domains combine to form a Total Stress scale.

The PSI-4-SF can be administered and scored by hand or via Scoring Software (data from completed forms is entered into the Software Portfolio, or the assessment can be completed on screen by using Counter serial numbers).

Alternatively, the PSI-4-SF can be administered and scored online via PARiConnect.

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