Psychological Adaptation of Mothers of Children with Spina Bifida: Association with Dimensions of Social Relationships

Investigated the hypothesis that dimensions of social relationships such as family support, conflict, and control; marital quality/support, social support, and social coping are associated with the psychological adjustment of mothers of children with spina bifida. A representative sample of 66 mothe...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 1992-02, Vol.17 (1), p.1-14
Main Authors: Kronenberger, William G., Thompson, Robert J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
family
Female
Humans
Infant
Interpersonal Relations
Male
matemal adaptation
Medical sciences
Meningomyelocele - psychology
Mothers - psychology
myelomeningocele
Personality Inventory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sick Role
Social Adjustment
Social Environment
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social Support
Sociocultural environment
spina bifida
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Summary:Investigated the hypothesis that dimensions of social relationships such as family support, conflict, and control; marital quality/support, social support, and social coping are associated with the psychological adjustment of mothers of children with spina bifida. A representative sample of 66 mothers answered a series of questionnaires including the Family Environment Scale, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Social Support Questionnaire (6-item form), Social Coping Questionnaire, and SCL-90-R. Results indicated that mothers with more supportive families and marriages and less conflicted and controlling families reported lower levels of psychological symptoms. Coping strategies directed at friends were related to more symptoms.
ISSN:1465-735X
0146-8693
0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/17.1.1