What explains trust in online mental health therapy provision platforms? An online descriptive survey.

Background: Currently, there is an increased interest in providing mental health care through digital devices and services, and the demand for these services is growing.

Objective: In this study, we considered the phenomenon of trust in online consultations, and the factors affecting this trust, within a Russian context.

Methods: An online survey was conducted using Google Forms in May 2023 and the data were analyzed using SPSS.

Initial psychometric properties of the Parental Stress Scale examined using a sample of Russian mothers.

Parental stress is defined as a personal response to stressors associated with being a parent. In recent studies, parental stress has been viewed as a component of normative parenting. The purpose of this study was to collect initial evidence of the construct validity and reliability of the Russian version of the 18-item Parental Stress Scale (PSS) using a sample of mothers of Russian primary school students.