Which instrument is designed to assess parenting stress in caregivers?

• A. Parenting Stress Index (PSI-4)
• B. Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents
• C. Beck Depression Inventory
• D. SCL-90-R

Answer: (B)

The question is about identifying an instrument that specifically targets the stress a caregiver experiences in the parenting role. The Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents is designed exactly for this purpose: it measures the stress parents face as they raise an adolescent, focusing on parenting-related experiences and tensions. That direct focus on the parenting role makes it the best fit for assessing parenting stress in caregivers, rather than tools that screen for depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory) or general psychiatric symptoms (SCL-90-R). There is also a Parenting Stress Index, which is another parenting-stress measure, but the option named here explicitly targets parents of adolescents, aligning with the question’s focus on parenting stress in that caregiving context.