González-López Katlin T, Vásquez-Chingay Sheyra N, Rodrigo-Tintaya Raquel A, Leiva-Colos Flor V, Morales-García Wilter C, Adriano-Rengifo Cristian E
Faculty of Health Sciences, Professional School of Psychology, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Professional School of Human Medicine, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú.
Psicol Reflex Crit. 2024 Sep 27;37(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s41155-024-00327-w.
The stress experienced by parents in fulfilling their parental role has consequences for couple dynamics, parent-child interactions, and the mental health of parents. However, studies on the psychometric properties of the PSI-SF, particularly among Latin American parents, are scarce. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF).
The participants were Peruvian mothers and fathers with children in early childhood and primary education, with a mean age of 34.4 years (SD = 6.8). The sample was obtained in two phases: 130 participants for the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and 791 participants for the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).
The study results show a modified three-factor structure of the PSI-SF scale, with adequate fit indices (GFI = .99, AGFI = .99, SRMR = .024, CFI = .98, TLI = .98, RMSEA = .074) and loadings above 0.40. Additionally, the three factors of the scale demonstrated high reliability, with Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega values for Parental Distress (α = .94; ω = .95), Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction (α = .97; ω = .97), and Difficult Child (α = .94; ω = .94). The scale was also found to be invariant with respect to gender.
In conclusion, the study results suggest that the modified PSI-SF has adequate psychometric properties and is invariant for assessing parental stress in Peruvian fathers and mothers with children in early childhood and primary education.
父母在履行父母角色时所经历的压力会对夫妻关系动态、亲子互动以及父母的心理健康产生影响。然而，关于育儿压力指数简表（PSI-SF）心理测量特性的研究，尤其是在拉丁美洲父母群体中的研究却很匮乏。因此，本研究旨在评估西班牙语版育儿压力指数简表（PSI-SF）的心理测量特性。
参与者为秘鲁有幼儿和小学阶段孩子的父母，平均年龄为34.4岁（标准差 = 6.8）。样本分两个阶段获取：130名参与者用于探索性因素分析（EFA），791名参与者用于验证性因素分析（CFA）。
研究结果显示PSI-SF量表具有修正后的三因素结构，拟合指数良好（GFI = 0.99，AGFI = 0.99，SRMR = 0.024，CFI = 0.98，TLI = 0.98，RMSEA = 0.074）且载荷高于0.40。此外，量表的三个因素显示出高信度，父母苦恼（α = 0.94；ω = 0.95）、亲子功能失调互动（α = 0.97；ω = 0.97）和难养子女（α = 0.94；ω = 0.94）的克朗巴哈α系数和麦克唐纳ω系数均如此。该量表在性别方面也具有不变性。
总之，研究结果表明，修正后的PSI-SF具有足够的心理测量特性，并且在评估秘鲁有幼儿和小学阶段孩子的父母的育儿压力时具有不变性。
