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  • Title: Mothers' and fathers' perceptions of stress and coping with children who have severe disabilities.
    Author: Rousey A, Best S, Blacher J.
    Journal: Am J Ment Retard; 1992 Jul; 97(1):99-110. PubMed ID: 1386744.
    Abstract:
    Stress in families with children who have special needs, which has been the focus of much research interest, is usually assessed solely from a maternal perspective. In this study, the short form of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F, Friedrich, Greenberg, & Crnic, 1983) was completed separately by mothers and fathers of children with severe developmental disabilities. To compare responses of mothers and fathers, we employed factor analysis of parcels using the parallel analysis criterion rather than the more traditional item level analysis with minimum eigenvalue criterion. Results indicated that the QRS-F differed only slightly in both factor structure and correlates as a function of parental gender. Overall, validity of the QRS-F for use with both mothers and fathers of children with severe disabilities was supported.
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