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Homeless Parents'Perceptions of Parenting Stress |
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| Authors: | Patricia A. Gorzka PhD ARNP RN |
| Affiliation: | Patricia A. Gorzka, PhD, ARNP, RN, is Associate Professor, University of South Florida, College of Public Health and College of Nursing, Tampa, FL. |
| 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 dierence between groups only in the parent domain sub- scale of competence. CONCLUSIONS. Findings from this study indicate the need to include parenting stress questions in an initial nursing or health assessment. |
| Keywords: | Homeless persons parenting stress |