Validation of the parental coping methods towards teens stress in high school Ardabil 2017

Abstract

Background & Objectives: There is a lack of knowledge about stress and ways of dealing with irreparable harm to adults and children. The purpose of this study was to validation of the parental coping methods towards child stress in Ardabil schools, 2016-2017. Method: This descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,000 parents and adolescents through multistage cluster sampling. Parents' Styles Questionnaire for Stress Adjustment in Adolescents was designed by reviewing the existing texts and questionnaires and collecting the views of the parents of the sample of the city of Ardabil. Quantitative and qualitative content evaluation (CVI, CVR) was established by the formation of a team of experts consisting of 6 health education specialists and 3 children psychiatrists as well as student parenting parents. After collecting comments and implementing the final questionnaire, parents were given a sample. Student data collection was done using the DASS Stress Questionnaire in sample schools at one of the lessons with previous coordination. The whole sample of parents and students participated in writing with written consent. Descriptive, analytical, factor analysis methods and ANOVA tests were used to determine the relationship between parental adaptation and adolescent stress. Results: A questionnaire designed to measure the stress susceptibility in adolescents with seventy-two items in seven domains / components with a predictive power of 0.77, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.79 to 0.87 of reliability. The results show that the validity (form, content and structure) is appropriate for the designed questionnaire. Social compatibility / social support and problem-problem-solving / problem solving showed significant differences in stress levels in children. Conclusion: A questionnaire for assessing parenting styles for adolescents in stress and adolescence is a reliable and reliable tool. It is recommended as an appropriate tool for assessing parents' practices for adapting to adolescent stress in health centers and research.