Table 3.
Percentages of mothers and fathers of children with asthma reporting lower than average, average, and higher than average levels of parenting stress as compared to parents from a non-clinical population
| Percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PSI scale | Lower than average | Average | Higher than average |
| Mothers (n = 86) | |||
| Parent domain total score | 55.8 | 30.2 | 14.0 |
| Child domain total score | 54.7 | 29.1 | 16.3 |
| Total score | 58.1 | 27.9 | 14.0 |
| Fathers (n = 59) | |||
| Parent domain total score | 52.5 | 32.2 | 15.3 |
| Child domain total score | 55.9 | 23.7 | 20.3 |
| Total score | 54.2 | 25.4 | 20.3 |
| Non-clinical population (n = 245) | |||
| Total score | 35 | 30 | 35 |
PSI Parenting stress index