Validity of the parenting stress index-short form in a sample of Spanish fathers

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 990-997

  Díaz Herrero, Ángela ^a   López Pina, José Antonio ^a   Pérez López, Julio ^a   De La Nuez, Alfredo G Brito ^a   Martínez Fuentes, María Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Parentaling stress; Reliability; Self report; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 81155148620     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev_SJOP.2011.v14.n2.44     Document Type: Article

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