Parenting Stress Index™, Fourth Edition Short Form

The PSI-4-SF is an abbreviated version of the full-length PSI-4.The PSI-4 is a 120-item inventory that focuses on three major domains of stress: child characteristics, parent characteristics, and situational/demographic life stress. Commonly used as a diagnostic or screening measure to evaluate the parenting system, the PSI-4 helps identify at-risk or problem areas in the child's or parent's behavior. Major enhancements in this revision include: improved cultural sensitivity of item language, increased internal consistency of scales, the addition of age-based norms at the domain and subscale level, enhanced factor loading of items on scales, the addition of T scores to enhance interpretation, and a new normative sample that includes fathers.Learn more about the PSI-4.PSI-4-SF Record/Profile Forms have been translated into U.S. Spanish. This product uses English norms only.The PSI-4-SP allows you to administer either the 120-item PSI-4 or the 36-item PSI-4-SF on-screen or to hand-enter item responses from either form and produces up to four reports. In addition, the software allows you to e-mail an invitation to complete the PSI-4 or PSI-4-SF to the client or rater and helps you manage these assessments. An updated PSI bibliography is included within the software.The PSI-4 SP is built on a software platform that improves navigation, ensures ease of use for both client and administrator, and features an innovative design.To learn more about the PSI-4-SF, visit the PAR Training Portal and watch a video presentation given by the author!

Richard R. Abidin, EdD