Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2001, pp. 155-162
© 2001 Society of Pediatric Psychology
Childhood Illness-Related Parenting Stress: The Pediatric Inventory for Parents
1 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2 Georgetown University Medical Center, 3 University of Pennsylvania
All correspondence should be sent to Randi Streisand, who is now at Children's National Medical Center, Department of Psychology, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010. E-mail: rstreis{at}cnmc.org
Objective: To develop a measure of parenting stress related to caring for a child with an illness and to evaluate its psychometric properties with a group of parents of children with cancer.
Methods: One hundred twenty-six parents (105 mothers, 21 fathers) of children (65 boys and 61 girls, M age: 12.75 years) being followed by an oncology service were assessed using the 42-item self-report Pediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP). Internal consistency was assessed and construct validity was investigated with standardized, general self-report measures of anxiety and parenting stress.
Results: Internal consistency reliability for the PIP was
high (Cronbach 
range:.80-.96). PIP scores were significantly
correlated with a measure of state anxiety and also with parenting stress,
demonstrating construct validity. After we controlled for demographic
variables and general parenting stress, PIP scores showed strong independent
associations with state anxiety.
Conclusions: Preliminary data indicate that the PIP is a reliable and valid tool to assess parenting stress in pediatric oncology populations. As a measure of illness-related parenting stress, the PIP may be used to provide information about parent well-being that extends beyond that obtained from general measures.
Key words: pediatric oncology; parent stress; measure development.
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