Parenting Self‐Construals of Mothers With a Serious Mental Illness: Efficacy, Burden, and Personal Growth<sup>1</sup>

Oyserman, Daphna; Bybee, Deborah; Mowbray, Carol T.; Kahng, Sang Kyoung

doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01989.x

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“…They found that a significant proportion of the variance in such stress was accounted for by parental self-efficacy: mothers with high levels experienced less stress. Oyserman et al (2004) commented that parents who feel efficacious are less likely to feel overwhelmed by parenting tasks and may also be more warm, nurturing and less punitive in their behaviour management. On scrutinising the impact of efficacy on parental nurturing, they found that feelings of self-efficacy were related to lower levels of parenting stress.…”

Section: Self-efficacy Parenting Stress and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies have demonstrated that high parenting efficacy leads to a more sensitive parenting style and can buffer parents from the impact of challenging behaviour in terms of their own psychological wellbeing (Olson et al, 2002;Oyserman et al, 2004;Spratt et al, 2007). Studies have also indicated that parents with low parenting efficacy experience more stress and poorer mental health (Kwok and Wong, 2000;Wong et al, 2003;Raikes et al, 2005).…”

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Challenging Behaviour in Looked after Young People, Feelings of Parental Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being in Foster Carers

Morgan¹,

Baron

2011

Adoption & Fostering

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Previous research into the parenting task has demonstrated that behavioural difficulties in children are associated with poorer psychological well-being and less sensitive parenting on the part of birth parents. However, there has been little research examining whether this situation applies to foster carers. This study by Kate Morgan and Rachel Baron explores the relationship between looked after young people's behavioural difficulties and the stress, anxiety and depression experienced by their carers. In addition, parental self-efficacy is considered as a mediator between young people's challenging behaviour and foster carer well-being. Fifty-eight foster carers completed a series of quantitative self-report measures; subsequent hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that levels of challenging behaviour in the young people were significantly associated with increases in the stress, anxiety and depression experienced by their foster carers. Mediational analysis showed that parenting efficacy partially mediated these relationships, reducing the negative effect of challenging behaviour on carers' psychological well-being. The results are important in considering effective support for foster carers and promoting stability for looked after young people, and the clinical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.

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Section: Self-efficacy Parenting Stress and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Findingsmentioning

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Challenging Behaviour in Looked after Young People, Feelings of Parental Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being in Foster Carers

Morgan¹,

Baron

2011

Adoption & Fostering

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“…A study on mothers with postnatal depression indicated that they became overwhelmed by and disillusioned with motherhood, leading to anguish and despair when the difference between expectations and reality became too great . Despite the burden of suffering and challenges in everyday life, mothers described their experiences of mothering as personal growth, which indicates that they can be both burdened and strengthened by their motherhood . Previous research has revealed that the struggle between health and suffering promotes zest for life and personal growth .…”

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Through the depths and heights of darkness; mothers as patients in psychiatric care

Blegen

Eriksson

Bondas

2014

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Introduction This study attempts to contribute to the knowledge of caring science and mental health care by means of a profound understanding of the patients' existential world when being a mother in receipt of psychiatric care, with focus on inner processes such as health and suffering. Mothers struggle to cope with the demands of the illness and the responsibility for their children. They see themselves through their children and regard the child as an important part of themselves. Mothers experience guilt and shame related to motherhood, and when they have to relinquish their responsibility as a mother, they consider themselves a failure. Despite a range of practical and emotional difficulties, motherhood involved extremely positive experiences, which provide a purpose as well as fulfilment and meaning in life. Methodology This study is rooted in philosophical hermeneutics inspired by Gadamer with an inductive‐deductive‐abductive approach. Interpretation of the data was made on different levels of abstraction described as rational, contextual, existential and ontological. The point of departure was the caring science theory about health and suffering and the hermeneutic philosophy of understanding. Result of the interpretation The interpretation revealed the mothers' experiences of health and suffering as a struggle between the darkness of suffering and their inner source of strength. In the light of the theory of caring, the conscience became visible as the bearer of the human being's inner ethos of love and compassion. Experiences of health and suffering were interpreted as a struggle between guilt and responsibility, where conscience emerged as the road from ontological guilt to responsibility that leads the human being to what is true, beautiful and good in life.

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“…Caregivers with psychological distress may perceive that they are not able to be good caregivers, or they are in lack of the knowledge and skills to provide a suitable environment in which to care the children [16]. Indeed, mothers with mental illness reported that parenthood was central to their lives, but they were troubled about their degree of competence in their parenting roles [17]. Similarly, a qualitative study reported that one of the major concerns of mothers with HIV was their inability to provide adequate care to their children when they became ill [18].…”

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Parenting Mediates the Impact of Caregivers’ Distress on Children’s Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

Chi¹,

Tam

et al. 2015

AIDS Behav

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Parental illness imposes great challenges to children's life and mental health. Having a parent infected by HIV may further challenge children's psychological well-being. Existing studies have demonstrated a negative impact of caregiver's distress on children's well-being. Limited studies examined the potential pathways of the link. This study aims to examine whether parenting stress, parenting competence and parental responsiveness can explain the relationship between caregivers' distress and children's well-being. A community sample of children of parents living with HIV and their current caregivers (n = 754 dyads) was recruited in rural central China. Children completed the measures on their psychological well-being and perceived parental responsiveness of their caregivers. Caregivers reported on their psychological well-being, parenting stress, and parenting competence. Structural equation modeling analysis showed that caregivers' distress indirectly affect children's well-being through parenting stress, parenting competence and parental responsiveness. Parenting stress explained the impact of caregiver's distress on parental responsiveness and showed pervasive effects on parenting competence. Our findings lend credence to family-based intervention for children affected by HIV and affirm the importance of incorporating the cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of parenting practices in such intervention.

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Parenting Self‐Construals of Mothers With a Serious Mental Illness: Efficacy, Burden, and Personal Growth¹

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Challenging Behaviour in Looked after Young People, Feelings of Parental Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being in Foster Carers

Challenging Behaviour in Looked after Young People, Feelings of Parental Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being in Foster Carers

Through the depths and heights of darkness; mothers as patients in psychiatric care

Parenting Mediates the Impact of Caregivers’ Distress on Children’s Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

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Parenting Self‐Construals of Mothers With a Serious Mental Illness: Efficacy, Burden, and Personal Growth1

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Challenging Behaviour in Looked after Young People, Feelings of Parental Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being in Foster Carers

Challenging Behaviour in Looked after Young People, Feelings of Parental Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being in Foster Carers

Through the depths and heights of darkness; mothers as patients in psychiatric care

Parenting Mediates the Impact of Caregivers’ Distress on Children’s Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV/AIDS

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