It can also be used to aid in identifying adolescents with such mental diagnoses as Conduct Disorder, Dysthymia, and Adjustment Disorder. The SIPA may be useful in settings such as schools, residential treatment centers, community mental health agencies, and private practices. By identifying the relationship of parenting stress to adolescent characteristics, parent characteristics, stressful life events, and adolescent- parent interaction, SIPA subscale scores can assist clinicians to decide which area to address in treatment. Due to the SIPA's recent publication, no published comments were obtainable. The SIPA is easy to administer, score, and interpret.
Instructions are clear and concise.
The items themselves are written clearly and are understandable for those with a fifth grade reading level. Hand-scored answer sheets allow for easy scoring and interpretation, and a profile form is included. SIPA scores are converted to percentiles. The professional manual provides detailed information in a user-friendly manner. Validity data for the SIPA is comprehensive with content, construct, and convergent, and discriminant data provided.