Parents of Children with Developmental Disorders: Family Hardiness and Resilience

Background: Raising a child with developmental disorder is often related to higher stress levels for both mothers and fathers. The aim of the present study was to investigate relationships between resilience, family hardiness, life satisfaction and parental stress among parents of children with and...

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Published in:Journal of intellectual & developmental disability 2023-09, Vol.48 (3), p.334-339
Main Authors: Gugliandolo, Maria Cristina, Liga, Francesca, Larcan, Rosalba, Cuzzocrea, Francesca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic children
Child
Child Rearing
Child, Preschool
Children
Children with disabilities
Correlation
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities - psychology
Developmental disorders
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome - psychology
Family Characteristics
Family Environment
Fathers
Female
Foreign Countries
Hardiness
Humans
Individual Characteristics
Life Satisfaction
Life stress
Male
Middle Aged
Mothers
Parent Attitudes
Parental stress
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Personal Satisfaction
Resilience
Resilience (Psychology)
Resilience, Psychological
Stress Variables
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Background: Raising a child with developmental disorder is often related to higher stress levels for both mothers and fathers. The aim of the present study was to investigate relationships between resilience, family hardiness, life satisfaction and parental stress among parents of children with and without disabilities. Method: Twenty-eight pairs of parents of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 15 of a child with Down Syndrome and 25 of a child without disability took part in the study. All parents completed four questionnaires independently. Results: Significant differences between groups emerged in parental resilience, stress, and life satisfaction. Correlational analyses showed that parental hardiness and resilience were negatively related to parental stress through all the three groups. Conclusions: These findings point to increased evidence that the presence of a disability may not directly affect the sense of family hardiness. Practical implications were discussed.
ISSN:1366-8250
1469-9532
1469-9532
DOI:10.3109/13668250.2022.2079056