Partner support and maternal stress in families raising young children with cerebral palsy

被引:43
作者
Button, S
Pianta, RC
Marvin, RS
机构
[1] Astor Home Children, Rhinebeck, NY USA
[2] Univ Virginia, Curry Programs Clin Psychol, Charlottesville, VA USA
[3] Univ Virginia, Childrens Med Ctr, Dept Pediat Psychol, Charlottesville, VA USA
关键词
developmental disabilities; cerebral palsy; family functioning;
D O I
10.1023/A:1026509400487
中图分类号
G76 [特殊教育];
学科分类号
040109 ;
摘要
Partner support and its relation to maternal stress was examined in families raising children with cerebral palsy (CP). Subjects were 59 Caucasian and 5 African American families raising 41 boys and 23 girls (8-54 months old) with mild or server CP, or nonimpaired controls. Parents were interviewed; mothers completed the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form and Dunst Social Support Scales Partners raising children with severe CP provided more primary care in the evening and were credited by mothers as being more supportive overall Ii-inn partners in moderate CP and comparison groups. No relation was found between material stress and partner support; child's level of impairment and the interaction between partner support and child impairment were significant predictors of material stress. Findings suggest a systems-oriented examination of partner support ill which families differ with respect to specific functions while exhibiting overall organizational similarities.
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页数:21
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