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Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children with Chronic Disease
Tamara MARTINAC DORČIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-3844-8500
; Filozofski fakultet, Rijeka
Marta LJUBEŠIĆ
; Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Zagreb
Sažetak
The aim of this study was to explore differences between
mothers and fathers of healthy children and mothers and
fathers of children with cerebral palsy, with respect
specifically to factors relevant to the risk and resistance
model of adjustment to chronic disorders (Wallander and
Varni, 1998). The study participants involved two samples.
The clinical group comprised parents of 77 preschool and
school age children with cerebral palsy (59 married couples
and 18 single parents). Parents of 108 healthy children
comprised the control group (90 married couples and 18
single parents). All parents completed a range of
questionnaires intended to measure relevant risk and
resistance factors and various aspects of parental
adjustment. The results showed that mothers of children with
cerebral palsy experienced more intensive parental stress
(risk factor), have more pronounced neuroticism, perceive
lower quality of their marriage and less family cohesion and
adaptability, have a less available social network, show
greater need for social support, and use more avoidant
coping strategies (resistance factors) in comparison with
mothers of healthy children. Mothers of children with
cerebral palsy have more pronounced psychical symptoms in
comparison with mothers of healthy children (adjustment).
Fathers of children with cerebral palsy experience more
intensive parental stress (risk factor), have less pronounced
extraversion and greater need for social support (resistance
factors), and have more pronounced psychical symptoms
(adjustment) than fathers of healthy children.
Ključne riječi
cerebral palsy; parental adjustment; risk factors; resistance factors
Hrčak ID:
45802
URI
Datum izdavanja:
29.12.2009.
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