Child, parent and family factors as predictors of adjustment for siblings of children with a disability

Abstract

The results revealed that the family level of risk and resilience factors were better predictors of sibling adjustment than siblings' own experiences of stress and coping resources, highlighting the importance of familial and parental contributions to the sibling adjustment process. The implications of these results for the design of interventions and supports for siblings are discussed.

The psychophysiological impact of childhood autism spectrum disorder on siblings

“…For example, family characteristics such as socioeconomic status (Macks & Reeve, 2007;Petalas et al, 2009), family size (Kaminsky & Dewey, 2002;Labay & Walco, 2004) and parental stress (Giallo & Gavidia-Payne, 2006) have been shown to predict emotional and internalising problems in siblings of children with a DD. In addition, research has shown that siblings' psychological well being is, at least in part, affected by characteristics of their disabled brother/sister, especially their behavioural problems.…”

Parents' dilemmas and decision making on the outcome of pregnancy after prenatal diagnoses of fetal anomalies

“…Braća i sestre dece sa ometenošću imaju više emocionalnih problema i problema u ponašanju i odnosima sa vršnjacima od dece koja nemaju brata/sestru sa ometenošću. Problemi u psihološkom prilagođavanju ove dece pod nepovoljnim su uticajem nivoa stresa njihovih roditelja, za koji je utvrđeno da je viši u odnosu na populacione norme (Giallo, Gavidia-Payne, 2006). Takođe, utvrđeno je da braća i sestre dece sa ometenošću snažnije doživljavaju porodične konflikte i svakodnevni stres i teže se nose sa njima, u odnosu na decu čija braća/sestre pripadaju tipičnoj populaciji (Nixon & Cummings, 1999) Većina žena detaljno razmatra sopstvena moralna uverenja i vrednosti pre pristupanja prenatalnom skriningu (Williams et al, 2005).…”

Childhood dental injuries: a resiliency model of adaptation

“…Indeed, children who have noticeable visible facial differences are thought to be especially vulnerable to stigmatisation (7) and research has shown that the severity of a condition is often linked to adjustment outcomes in children (8). However, it has also been proposed that contextual factors within the family unit can play an important role in influencing how an individual and their family adapts to the stressors which they are faced with (9). The Family Resiliency Model of Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation has been used extensively to investigate the recovery factors involved in chronic childhood conditions.…”