Mothers supporting children with autistic spectrum disorders

Bromley, Jo; Hare, Dougal Julian; Davison, K.L.; Emerson, Eric

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“…Our results confirmed for the most part the mediating role of resilience and social support found in previous studies (Alriksson-Schmidt, Wallander, & Biasini, 2007;Bromley et al, 2004;Heiman, 2002;Holland & Holahan, 2003;Norizan & Shamsuddin, 2010;Pakenham et al, 2005;Rolland & Walsh, 2006;Tak & McCubbin, 2002;Weiss, 2002) Although quality of social support is generally considered the stronger predictor of personal wellbeing (Haber et al, 2007;Kessler & McLeod, 1985), we find no mediating and few direct effects of the quality of social support on the two dimensions of QoL. This could, however, be a methodological artifact as quality of social support was only measured through a single item, potentially revealing less differential effect than other constructs.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…To date, several studies have suggested that resilience and social support positively mediate the effect of a disability on personal and family adaptation (Bromley, Hare, Davison, & Emerson, 2004;Heiman, 2002;Holland & Holahan, 2003;Norizan & Shamsuddin, 2010;Pakenham, Samios, & Sofronoff, 2005;Rolland & Walsh, 2006;Tak & McCubbin, 2002;Weiss, 2002). Resilience has long since been seen as an important factor protecting against life's perils, giving individuals the strength to overcome stressors (Rutter, 1987;Walsh, 2003).…”

Section: Parents: the Mediating Role Of Social Support And Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The model provides a theoretical basis for examining the effect of a stressor and pile-up of demands (factor aA) on the family adaptation (factor XX) through the Quality of Life 5 mediation of the existing and expanding family recourses (factor bB), the meaning the family assigns to their situation (factor cC), and the coping strategies employed by the family (factor BC) (Jacques, 2006;McCubbin & Patterson, 1983), whereby mediation should be understood as the process through which a predictor affects a dependent variable indirectly through at least one intervening variable or mediator (Preacher & Hayes, 2008). The double ABCX model formed the theoretical base for the present study, although we did not aim to provide a true model test.To date, several studies have suggested that resilience and social support positively mediate the effect of a disability on personal and family adaptation (Bromley, Hare, Davison, & Emerson, 2004;Heiman, 2002;Holland & Holahan, 2003;Norizan & Shamsuddin, 2010;Pakenham, Samios, & Sofronoff, 2005;Rolland & Walsh, 2006;Tak & McCubbin, 2002;Weiss, 2002). Resilience has long since been seen as an important factor protecting against life's perils, giving individuals the strength to overcome stressors (Rutter, 1987;Walsh, 2003).…”

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Quality of Life in Adolescents with a Disability and Their Parents: The Mediating Role of Social Support and Resilience

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The aim of this study was to test whether the effect of the pile-up of demands associated with a disability on quality of One of the core notions in the systemic approach is that families form an interactive and interdependent system where what happens to one family member will also affect all the other members of the system (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2003;Turnbull & Turnbull, 2001). The disability of a child is such an event that will affect the whole family. Compared to families with typically developing children, a child with a disability poses specific challenges. A multitude of adverse effects of a disability on the family have been found, including higher levels of stress, lower well-being, more negative feelings on parenting, less marital satisfaction, a financial and a caretaker burden (Baker, Blacher, & Olsson, 2005;Blacher & McIntyre, 2006;Hatton & Emerson, 2003;Hunfeld et al., 2001;Maes, Broekman, Dosen, & Nauts, 2003;McIntyre, Blacher, & Baker, 2002;Wilkinson et al., 2001).However, research in families with a child with a disability is inconclusive regarding the impact of the disability on the family. Other studies in families of children with a disability recognize the positive effects these children can have on their family members, including better parent-child interactions, more family cohesion and a stronger life purpose Quality of Life 4 (Flaherty & Glidden, 2000;Glidden, Bamberger, Turek, & Hill, 2010;Green, 2007; Hastings & Taunt, 2002;Kearney & Griffin, 2001;Taanila, Jarvelin, & Kokkonen, 1999). Thus some families seem to do well despite the extra stressor of the disability of their child, while others struggle and succumb.There is a large body of literature suggesting several individual and family characteristics that are positively related to the family's adaptation to a child with a disability. Social support, resilience, good family cohesion, effective coping skills and positive cognitive appraisals might all influence the potential negative impact of the disability on the family (Lavee, Hamilton, & Patterson, 1985;Saloviita, Itälinna, & Leinonen, 2003;Taanila et al., 1999;Tak & McCubbin, 2002).It has become apparent that individual and family outcomes due to the impact of a pile-up of demands associated with living with a disability are the result of multiple factors interacting with each other. Therefore a multivariate model incorporating both psychological and social variables that could intervene between the stressor and the outcome is needed. The double ABCX model of McCubbin and Patterson (1983) is one of the most influential theoretical frameworks in this field. The model provides a theoretical basis for examining the effect of a stressor and pile-up of demands (factor aA) on the family adaptation (factor XX) through the Quality of Life 5 mediation of the existing and expanding family recourses (factor bB), the meaning the family assigns to their situation (factor cC), and the coping strategies employed by the family (factor BC) (Jacques, 2006;McCubbin & Patterson, 1983), w...

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“…Les études qui ont mesuré l'état de santé des mères d'enfants autistes démontrent d'ailleurs que celles-ci présentent des taux particulièrement élevés de détresse et de dépression (Eisenhower et al, 2005), taux pouvant atteindre 50 et même 80 % (Bromley et al, 2004). Les besoins de type informatif, c'est-à-dire les informations et stratégies pour mieux interagir avec l'enfant, apparaissent très importants pour ces parents (Dunn et al, 2001;Sénéchal et des Rivières, 2009).…”

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