A measure of parental stress in mothers with small children: Dimensionality, stability and validity

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-208

  Östberg, Monica ^a   Hagekull, Berit ^a   Wettergren, Sigrid ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infancy; Measurement; Parental stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031225707     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00028     Document Type: Article

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