P A Gorzka1. 1. University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Tampa, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe homeless parents' perceptions of parenting stress as potential indicators of needs for support in parenting roles. SAMPLE: Forty-seven homeless parents (30 mothers, 17 fathers). METHODS: Subjects completed the Parenting Stress Index to measure perceived parenting stress in the areas of child domain, parent domain, and life stress. FINDINGS: Homeless mothers and homeless fathers both identified the child domain as the most frequent source of stress. T tests showed a significant difference between groups only in the parent domain subscale of competence. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study indicate the need to include parenting stress questions in an initial nursing or health assessment.
PURPOSE: To describe homeless parents' perceptions of parenting stress as potential indicators of needs for support in parenting roles. SAMPLE: Forty-seven homeless parents (30 mothers, 17 fathers). METHODS: Subjects completed the Parenting Stress Index to measure perceived parenting stress in the areas of child domain, parent domain, and life stress. FINDINGS: Homeless mothers and homeless fathers both identified the child domain as the most frequent source of stress. T tests showed a significant difference between groups only in the parent domain subscale of competence. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study indicate the need to include parenting stress questions in an initial nursing or health assessment.