The parental stress scale: Initial psychometric evidence

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 463-472

  Berry, Judy O ^a   Jones, Warren H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

parenting; parents; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965484049     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407595123009     Document Type: Article

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