PARENT RESPONSES TO PEDIATRIC HEADACHE

Evaluated child and parent report versions of a 16-item parent respons e to children's recurrent pain episodes scale [PR-PAIN) on a sample of 153 pediatric headache patients. Factor analyses yielded three factor s-solicitous, Affilistive/Distracting, and Negative responses-for each report form. Correlations among factor scores provided evidence for c onvergent and discriminant validity. Factor scores from the parent and child report scales were differentially related to levels of episode- specific disability and overall behavior problems, supporting the crit erion-related validity of both the child and parent measures. The PR-P AIN scale, may assist in performing a thorough functional analysis of pediatric headache and other pain-related problems.