Parenting Stress Index, Fourth Edition Short Form (PSI-4-SF)

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Parenting Stress Index, Fourth Edition Short Form (PSI-4-SF)  Richard R. Abidin, EdD  




  • Purpose:  Quickly identify parent-child problem areas


  • Age range:  1 to 12 years


  • Admin:  Individual; Self-report


  • Admin time:  10 minutes


  • Scoring time:  2 minutes  

The PSI-4-SF is an abbreviated version of the full-length PSI-4.




  • Thirty-six items are broken into three domains: Parental Distress (PD), Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction (P-CDI), and Difficult Child (DC), which combine to form a Total Stress scale.


  • One simple form contains all you need for administering the measure and for scoring and profiling results.


  • The PSI-4-SF\’s brevity allows primary health care providers to identify and target those families most in need of follow-up services. It is also ideal for use in schools, mental health clinics, and research.


  • Empirical validity has been shown to exist in studies that focused on parenting of Head Start children, medication adherence, and cognitive development of infants.

PSI-4 Short Form Kitincludes PSI-4 Professional Manual and 25 Short Form Record/Profile Forms