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Relations among Low-Income Preschool Children's Self-Regulation, Marginal Food Security, and Parent Stress
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Encinger, Amy; Shizu Kutaka, Traci; Chernyavskiy, Pavel; Acar, Ibrahim H.; Raikes, Helen H. – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: Marginal food security is less studied relative to food insecurity but may also have adverse effects on family outcomes. The present study examined whether parental stress mediated the relationship between marginal food security (MFS) and preschool-aged children's observed self-regulation at three early education centers located…
Descriptors: Correlation, Low Income, Preschool Children, Self Control
Chronic Illness and Preterm Infants: Family Stress and Support Issues.
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Pokorni, Judith L.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1991
Reviews literature that illustrates concerns about childhood chronic illness and its effects on families. Includes an example of research on preterm infants with low birthweight and complex medical needs. Preliminary analyses of infants' intervention needs during their first 18 months are discussed in relation to the reduction of family stress.…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Chronic Illness, Coping, Disabilities
Mother's Stress: Implications for Attachment Relationships.
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Hadadian, Azar; Merbler, John – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Examined the relationships between parental stress and the security of attachment relationships. Subjects were 33 mothers of children who were attending a preschool program for high-risk families. Found a negative relationship between the Child Domain section of the Parenting Stress Index and Attachment Q-set scores. Results highlighted the need…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Early Intervention
Parenting Stress Index: Manual, Administration Booklet, [and] Research Update.
Abidin, Richard R. – 1983
The Parenting Stress Index (PSI) is a clinical and research self-report instrument (101 items) designed as a screening and diagnostic assessment technique to identify parent and child systems which are under stress, and in which deviant development of the child is likely to take place, or where dysfunctional parenting is likely to occur. The PSI…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Family Problems, Measurement Techniques, Parent Attitudes
Family Functioning in Families of Children with Disabilities: An Intensive Psychometric Investigation of Five Family Measures.
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Crowley, Susan L. – 1995
This study used data from 992 cases in 16 longitudinal studies of the Early Intervention Research Institute to evaluate five measures of family functioning: (1) Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale-III; (2) Family Support Scale; (3) Family Resources Scale; (4) Parenting Stress Index; and (5) Family Inventory of Life Events.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education