Stress, Coping, and Perceptions of Child Behavior in Parents of Preschoolers With Cerebral Palsy

This study explored the relationships among stress, coping, and perceptions of child behavior in parents of preschoolers with cerebral palsy. Parents (62 mothers and 22 fathers) completed measures of parenting stress, depression, parenting satisfaction, social support, and child behavior problems. F...

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Published in:Rehabilitation psychology 1998, Vol.43 (4), p.297-312
Main Authors: Wanamaker, Catherine E, Glenwick, David S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Behavior Problems
Cerebral Palsy
Coping Behavior
Fathers
Female
Human
Major Depression
Male
Mothers
Parental Attitudes
Parental Stress
Satisfaction
Social Support
Stress
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Summary:This study explored the relationships among stress, coping, and perceptions of child behavior in parents of preschoolers with cerebral palsy. Parents (62 mothers and 22 fathers) completed measures of parenting stress, depression, parenting satisfaction, social support, and child behavior problems. For mothers, only parenting self-efficacy was a significant predictor of maternal perceptions of child adjustment. High levels of maternal social support satisfaction were related to low levels of depression and parenting stress and to high levels of parenting satisfaction. High levels of depression were related to high levels of parenting stress and low levels of parenting satisfaction. For fathers, high levels of distress were related to low levels of parenting satisfaction and high levels of child maladjustment.
ISSN:0090-5550
1939-1544
DOI:10.1037/0090-5550.43.4.297