Caregiver strain is associated with caregiver and child well-being and clinical outcomes. The present study examined the psychometric properties of a revised 11-item measure of caregiver strain, the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire–Short Form 11 (CGSQ-SF11). In a sample of 962 caregivers, we found support for a three-factor model of the CGSQ-SF11, consisting of objective (e.g., financial impact), subjective internalized (e.g., sadness about the child’s problems), and subjective externalized (e.g., anger directed toward the child) strain factors. Measurement invariance was supported across multiple demographic and clinical groups, and all three subscales displayed high internal consistency. Convergent validity was also supported through positive correlations with measures of child psychopathology symptoms and psychosocial impairment. Moreover, caregiver strain was associated with number of child disorders as well as breadth of child symptoms across both internalizing and externalizing domains. Findings provide initial validation of the CGSQ-SF11 as a comprehensive yet brief measure of caregiver strain.

照顾者压力与照顾者和儿童的幸福感和临床结果有关。本研究检查了修订后的 11 项照顾者压力测量的心理测量特性，即照顾者压力问卷 - 简短表格 11 (CGSQ-SF11)。在 962 名照顾者的样本中，我们发现支持 CGSQ-SF11 的三因素模型，包括客观（例如，财务影响）、主观内化（例如，对孩子问题的悲伤）和主观外化（例如，对孩子的愤怒）压力因素。多个人口统计和临床组支持测量不变性，并且所有三个分量表都显示出高度的内部一致性。通过与儿童精神病理学症状和心理社会障碍的测量呈正相关，也支持收敛效度。而且，照顾者压力与内化和外化领域的儿童疾病数量以及儿童症状的广度相关。研究结果初步验证了 CGSQ-SF11 作为护理人员压力的全面而简短的测量方法。