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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Parent Sci Pract. 2010 Jan 1;10(1):60–77. doi: 10.1080/15295190903014638

TABLE 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Stability Coefficients for Maternal and Paternal Parenting Stress from 10 To 14 Years

10 Years 14 Years
M SD M SD r(109)a
Mother
Total parenting stress 74.09 17.40 76.33 18.64 .64***
 Parental distress 25.75 5.98 25.62 6.34 .59***
 Difficult child 27.89 8.39 28.22 8.49 .59***
 Dysfunctional interaction 20.44 6.27 22.50 7.01 .62***
Father
Total parenting stress 72.73 16.14 77.00 20.12 .74***
 Parental distress 25.88 6.42 26.18 6.97 .68***
 Difficult child 26.86 6.69 28.23 8.15 .59***
 Dysfunctional interaction 19.98 5.89 22.59 7.66 .70***

Note. The total parenting stress scale has a possible range of 0 to 144, and the subscales have a possible range of 0 to 48.

a

Scales were residualized for parental education and social desirability (as needed) prior to computing stability coefficients.

***

p < .001.