1990
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0355(199021)11:1<12::aid-imhj2280110103>3.0.co;2-p
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Mothers, fathers, and the crisis of newborn intensive care

Abstract: At hospital discharge of their infant from a newborn intensive care unit, 50 mothers and fathers were interviewed and completed questionnaires. There were significant within‐couple correlations for appraisals of the harm that ensued from this crisis, perceptions of personal control over the infant's recovery, and expectations about the infant's future health and development. Mothers perceived more personal control, mobilized more social support, and used more escapist coping strategies than did fathers. Mother… Show more

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“…Scores on a questionnaire measuring the perception of benefits from these events were positively correlated with ratings of both the event's negative and positive impact on their lives. In a study of parents of infants treated on a newborn intensive care unit, a questionnaire assessment of perceived benefits from this crisis was uncorrelated with a companion instrument measuring its harmful aspects (Affleck et al, 1990). Thus, the existing evidence, which clearly deserves more study, refutes the hypothesis that any apparent positive adaptational consequences of finding benefits in traumatic experiences come at the cost of denying their adverse effects.…”
Section: Prevalence and Adaptational Correlates Of Benefit-finding Inmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Scores on a questionnaire measuring the perception of benefits from these events were positively correlated with ratings of both the event's negative and positive impact on their lives. In a study of parents of infants treated on a newborn intensive care unit, a questionnaire assessment of perceived benefits from this crisis was uncorrelated with a companion instrument measuring its harmful aspects (Affleck et al, 1990). Thus, the existing evidence, which clearly deserves more study, refutes the hypothesis that any apparent positive adaptational consequences of finding benefits in traumatic experiences come at the cost of denying their adverse effects.…”
Section: Prevalence and Adaptational Correlates Of Benefit-finding Inmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies have repeatedly shown that the experience of having a premature or high-risk infant is stressful for parents; mothers often report more stress and anxiety than fathers. [14][15][16][17][18][19] When stress was measured using the Parental Stressor Scale (PSS): NICU, mothers scored higher than fathers 14,15 ; however, in one larger study scores did not differ. 20 Parents experienced the most stress related to alterations in their parental roles.…”
Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…20 Parents experienced the most stress related to alterations in their parental roles. 14,15,21 Mothers and fathers cope differently with the experience, 16,18,19 and mothers use more coping strategies than fathers. 16 Mothers and fathers interact differently with their preterm/high-risk infants and have different responses to the experience.…”
Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Explanation of what will be happening can be effective because it helps parents to organize at a time when they are feeling out of control [23,24].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%