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The fourth edition of the popular PSI is a 120-item inventory that focuses on three major domains of stress: child characteristics, parent characteristics, and situational/demographic life stress.
Short form available
PSI-4-SF is an abbreviated version of the full-length PSI-4 that takes about 10 minutes to complete. One simple form contains everything you need for administering the measure and for scoring and profiling results. It's ideal for use in schools, mental health clinics, and research. The PSI-4-SF Record/Profile Form is also available in Spanish.
To learn more about the PSI-4, visit the PAR Training and watch a video presentation given by the author!
Two domains, Child and Parent, combine to form the Total Stress scale. The Life Stress scale provides information about the amount of parent stress caused by factors outside the parent-child relationship.
The Parenting Stress Index™, Fourth Edition Short Form is approved by TRICARE. Under the Autism Care Demonstration (ACD), every six months, applied behavior analysis (ABA) providers must submit PSI-4-SF scores for all enrolled beneficiaries, ages 12 years and 11 months and younger. PSI-4-SF scores are not part of the treatment planning process; however, ABA providers can use these scores to identify available resources and enhance the overall support provided to families of beneficiaries diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Also approved is the SIPA for individuals ages 11 years through 19 years and 11 months. For beneficiaries ages 11-12 years at the time of authorization/reauthorization, either the PSI-4-SF or SIPA will be accepted.
The PDDBI and the SRS-2 are also part of the Autism Care Demonstration program.