01455nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002400118653001100142653002100153653002700174653002000201653002400221653002200245100002600267700003500293700003700328245007900365300001000444490000700454520071200461022001401173020001401187       2012                            d  c01/2012bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aat risk populations10aFamily10alocus of control10amother child relations10aparental stress10aparenting practices10aPsychosocial risk1 aJavier Pérez-Padilla1 aMaría Victoria Hidalgo-Garcia1 aSusana Menéndez-Álvarez-Dardet00aParental stress in at-risk families. The role of parental locus of control  a55-670 v183 aThe aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between parental stress and parental locus of control concerning parenting practices (consistency, responsiveness, psychological control and behavioural control) in situations of psychosocial risk. The moderating role of mothers  locus of control on the relationship between stress and parenting practices is analyzed. Data from 69 mothers meeting the following criteria are included: (1) received psychosocial interventions from public family preservation services, and (2) had at least one child aged between 3 and 12 years. The results showed that parental locus of control moderates the relationship between parental stress and parenting practices.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437