Social support, coping, and positive perceptions as potential protective factors for the well-being of mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Halstead, Elizabeth; Griffith, Gemma M.; Hastings, Richard P.

doi:10.1080/20473869.2017.1329192

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“…In line with previous studies (Halstead et al., ), our findings revealed that parental stress levels varied considerably. In order to explore this variability, we examined the relationship between parental stress and some individual as well as contextual factors and how these relationships differed between the different groups.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…These findings offered further evidence that parents of children with intellectual disability experience elevated levels of stress, and also suggest that syndrome rarity may be a relevant factor for parental stress. However, there is wide variability in parental stress of children with intellectual disabilities, suggesting that there may be a number of influential factors (such as level of family support) that affect parental stress (Halstead, Griffith, & Hastings, ). Although some studies have examined how these factors impact stress levels of parents of children with ASD (e.g., Griffith, Hastings, Oliver et al., ), it has not yet been examined how age and severity of the child's needs impacts on parental stress for parents of children with Williams syndrome (WS).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Comparing parental stress of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: The case of Williams syndrome, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders

Ashworth

Palikara

Herwegen

2019

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Background Although parental stress is higher for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs), it is unclear how this stress compares to more common NDs. The current study compared stress in parents of children with Williams syndrome (WS), Down syndrome (DS) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The impact of individual and contextual factors was also explored. Method Parents of children with WS (n = 107), DS (n = 79) and ASD (n = 79) completed a background questionnaire, a parental stress questionnaire and a satisfaction with life questionnaire. Results Although all groups displayed similar levels of parental stress, the factors that influenced this stress differed between the groups. There were also differences for life satisfaction and relationships between parental stress and individual and contextual factors. Conclusions Although parents of children with NDs are not at an increased risk of parental stress, the results suggest that interventions should be syndrome‐specific.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing parental stress of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: The case of Williams syndrome, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders

Ashworth

Palikara

Herwegen

2019

Research Intellect Disabil

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“…Correlational studies have widely reported on the inverse association between caregivers' social support and psychological distress (Bozo et al, 2010;Lovell et al, 2012;Halstead et al, 2017). Most recently, in a study involving caregivers of children with ASD, lower perceived support, especially from close family, predicted greater depressive symptomology (Singh et al, 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Affiliate stigma, perceived social support and perceived stress in caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder: A multiple mediation study

Lovell

Wetherell

2019

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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Background: Affiliate stigma negatively predicts social support, and positively predicts psychological distress, in caregivers of children with ASD. Whether the affiliate stigmadistress relationship occurs indirectly via social support however has not been explored. Methods: A correlational design was used. A sample of n=124 caregivers of children with ASD completed an online survey assessing affiliate stigma, perceived support from family, friends and significant others, and perceived stress. Results: The relationship between greater affiliate stigma and increased perceived stress occurred indirectly via lower perceived support from family, but not from friends or significant others. Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance of increasing caregivers' perceived family support. Whether interventions that alleviate affiliate stigma are beneficial for reducing perceived stress, and whether this effect is mediated by increased perceived availability of support, might be the subject of future research.

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“…Studies have revealed that many factors have an impact on individual subjective well-being, including factors such as personality, self-control, self-esteem, loneliness, and cognition, but perceived social support occupies a particularly important role (Bucholz et al, 2014; Liang, 2015). It was found that perceived social support was significantly associated with a number of representative indicators that measure subjective well-being (Halstead et al, 2018; Kahn et al, 2003). Kahn et al (2003) also hold a view that perceived social support is positively related to the individuals’ positive affect.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceived social support and life satisfaction in drug addicts: Self-esteem and loneliness as mediators

Cao

Liang

2017

J Health Psychol

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This study was designed to investigate the mediation effects of both self-esteem and loneliness on the relationship between social support and subjective well-being in drug addicts. In all, 110 participants, all drug addicts from Guangdong Fangcun Brain Hospital, completed the questionnaire. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that perceived social support was positively related to self-esteem and life satisfaction and was negatively correlated with loneliness in drug addicts. Structural equation modeling estimated by the Bootstrap method indicated that loneliness and self-esteem partially mediated the association between perceived social support and life satisfaction. These findings provided insights into the association between perceived social support and life satisfaction in drug addicts.

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Social support, coping, and positive perceptions as potential protective factors for the well-being of mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Abstract: Social support, coping, and positive perceptions as potential protective factors for the well-being of mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Cited by 54 publications

References 53 publications

Comparing parental stress of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: The case of Williams syndrome, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders

Comparing parental stress of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: The case of Williams syndrome, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders

Affiliate stigma, perceived social support and perceived stress in caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder: A multiple mediation study

Perceived social support and life satisfaction in drug addicts: Self-esteem and loneliness as mediators

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