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Harper, Mairi. "Coping and outcomes following parental bereavement." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3012.
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Background This thesis addresses the topic of parental bereavement, using a multi-method approach. It aims to add to knowledge about the phenomenon of parental bereavement, outcomes for bereaved parents following the loss of their child, and factors associated with these outcomes. Method An initial literature study and qualitative investigation were carried out. Findings from these informed the choice of quantitative variables to be tested in a group of parents in early and mid-bereavement. Census records were used to provide information on long term health and social outcomes. Results The literature related to the parent’s experience following the death of their child is limited. The qualitative study indicated a variety of factors for testing, related to the circumstances of the loss, continuing bonds with the deceased child, restoration-oriented stressors, for example, employment and relationship problems, and ruminative behaviours. In early bereavement, lower grief levels were found in people who had displayed cognitive restructuring behaviours. Grief and depression were prevalent, and were found to exist independently. Rumination was associated with grief and depression in mid-bereavement. Grief was predicted by depression and self-blame and depression was, in turn, predicted by rumination and education level. Rates of mothers returning to work following the loss of a child in the first year of life were lower than those whose child lived. Mortality rates were up to four times higher in bereaved parents than non-bereaved comparisons, up to 35 years post-loss. Conclusions The loss of a child has ongoing social, emotional and health consequences for parents. Social factors are a particularly important issue, and therapeutic interventions may benefit from reducing negative aspects of coping such as rumination rather than promoting specific coping strategies. Support for bereaved parents should come from a number of sources, in order to address their complex and potentially long-term needs.
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Good, Lauren. "Parental illness representations in pathological demand avoidance syndrome : parental coping, parenting stress, parental wellbeing and the child-parent relationship." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6997/.
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Volume 1, the research component, includes a literature review examining the efficacy of interventions for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in relation to parent outcomes; an empirical paper, which presents findings of a quantitative study exploring parental illness perceptions, coping, wellbeing, parenting stress and parent perceptions of the child-parent relationship in parents of a child with pathological demand avoidance syndrome (PDA) and a public dissemination document. Volume 2, the clinical component, includes: a report detailing two psychological formulations; one from a cognitive behavioural perspective and one from a systemic perspective, for a 20 year old gentleman who was experiencing anxiety and depression, following removal of part of his bowel; a service evaluation report detailing an investigation of the extent to which a local respiratory service was addressing the psychological needs of COPD patients; a single case experimental design presenting an evaluation of a behavioural intervention for a 25 year old woman with a moderate learning disability, who presented with skin picking behaviours; a case study of a fourteen year old girl, who was under investigation for Crohn's disease and experienced anxiety and an abstract, reflecting on providing consultation within a looked after and adopted child's psychology service.
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Bainbridge, Stephen. "Parental coping with paediatric encephalitic brain injury." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31205.
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The literature on encephalitis including its aetiology, prevalence and neuropsychological impact on paediatrics is outlined. This leads on to a critical review of the current literature detailing how parents cope with the impact of paediatric brain injury and chronic illness in children. The need for further qualitative studies examining parental coping with paediatric brain injury is highlighted, along with a call for including the experiences of fathers. This study set out to examine how parents cope with their children's encephalitic acquired brain injury, and whether any differences in coping exist mothers and fathers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five parents who volunteered through the Encephalitis Society to take part in the study: two spousal couples and a single mother. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed according to the grounded theory method (Charmaz, 2003). Main categories were generated from the analysis and a core category was identified entitled 'Thinking Positively'. A process model of coping was developed. All parents appeared adjusted and were coping when the interviews were conducted. Data analysis revealed gender differences; mothers were seen to be taking on more coping demands and engaging in more problem-solving activities related to their child's brain injury than did the fathers. A consideration of the constraints in interpreting the current findings on the basis of (N=5) is made. Implications for NHS and clinical psychology services in understanding how parents cope are outlined, and ideas for future research suggested. The critical appraisal chronicles the researcher's reflections on the research process. Learning points are outlined and ideas for disseminating research findings suggested.
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Byrne, Natalie Elizabeth. "Parental cognitions, stress and coping in parents of children with developmental disabilities." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4928/.
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The review examines the literature in relation to parental cognitions and their relationship to child behaviour in parents of children with intellectual disability. It is generally recognised that mental health difficulties are at least partly influenced and maintained by cognitive differences and style. A literature search was carried out to identify articles relevant to parental locus of control, self-efficacy and attributions of behaviours in people with intellectual disability. It is argued that there is a need to develop a multidimensional model of parental cognition to fully describe parental cognitions and their relations to child behaviour and parental mental health. Within the empirical paper, parental perceptions of their child’s genetic syndrome were explored using the Common Sense Model of Illness Representations (Leventhal et al., 1980). Associations between parental perceptions, coping behaviours, affect and mental health were explored. Participants completed the Illness Perceptions Questionnaire Revised for Genetic Syndromes, measures of positive and negative affect, anxiety and depression and coping behaviours. Findings provide preliminary support for the hypothesis that the Common Sense Model of Illness Representations can be applied to the caregivers of children with rare genetic syndromes. Findings suggest that illness representations may have important implications for coping strategies and caregiver wellbeing.
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Baxter, Lauren N. "Coping Strategy as Mediator between Parental Attachment and the Parent-Child Relationship." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc955056/.
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Previous research has shown that adult attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance are associated with both coping strategy use and the parent-child relationship. Additionally, research has shown that coping strategy is associated with aspects of the parent-child relationship. The current study aimed to further examine associations between parental romantic attachment, coping strategy use, and the parent-child relationship. It was hypothesized that coping strategy use would mediate the relationship between parental romantic attachment and aspects of the parent-child relationship. Participants included 86 heterosexual couples (N = 176 parents) from the Family and Kid Connection project archival dataset. Instruments included a demographic questionnaire, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, a brief measure of coping, and the Attachment and Relational Frustration Subscales of the Parenting Relationship Questionnaire. An actor-partner independence model was proposed and tested via multilevel modeling. Higher levels of parental attachment anxiety predicted poorer parent-child relationships. Father's attachment avoidance also predicted poorer father-child relationships. Higher levels of both parental attachment dimensions predicted greater use of avoidant emotional coping. Finally, greater use of avoidant emotional coping predicted poorer parent-child relationships. Results partially supported proposed mediational hypotheses. Two mediational paths were supported by results: an actor-actor path in which fathers' avoidant emotional coping mediated the association between fathers' romantic attachment avoidance and father-child attachment, and an actor-actor path in which mothers' avoidant emotional coping mediated the association between mothers' romantic attachment anxiety and mother-child attachment.
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Benn, Kelly Marie. "Parental coping following onset of childhood brain injury." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ52972.pdf.
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Burgess, Naomi Sian. "Parental stress and coping in elite youth gymnastics." Thesis, Swansea University, 2015. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa42940.
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The importance of parental involvement in youth sport is well established. Parents can enhance their children's sporting experiences by providing emotional, tangible, and informational support. Some understanding exists regarding the competition, organisational, and developmental stressors that parents encounter while providing such support. However, the strategies that parents employ to cope with these demands have not been examined. This study sought to understand how parents of elite youth gymnasts cope with the stressors they experience in relation to their children's sporting involvement. Interpretive phenomenological analysis (Smith, 1996) was employed to facilitate an in-depth exploration of parents' experiences. Seven parents of national or international level gymnasts in mid-late adolescence participated in 1 or 2 semistructured interviews. Iterative and inductive data analysis cycles produced themes that reflected parents' experiences and the researcher's interpretations of the parents' accounts. Parents experienced a range of organisational, competitive, and developmental stressors including financial demands, watching their children compete, and child schooling. Parents employed numerous strategies to cope with such stressors. These strategies were organised into 4 themes: (a) detaching from gymnastics, (b) normalising experiences, (c) willingness to learn, and (d) managing emotional reactions. Parents detached by sharing parenting responsibilities, recognising their children's coping abilities, and maintaining a balanced lifestyle. Parents normalised experiences by recalling past experiences and comparing their experiences to others'. Parents learned how to cope effectively with the help of others and by reflecting on their past experiences. Emotional release, self-talk, and avoidance were employed to manage emotions. Parents suggested that increased informational and improved existing support from the sport governing body would improve their coping efforts. Overall, the findings suggest that parents in sport may not experience as much strain as previous studies imply. However, parents do encounter a variety of stressors and employ several strategies in their attempts to cope with these stressors.
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Heinzer, Marjorie Vyhnalek. "Adolescent resilience following parental death in childhood and its relationship to parental attachment and coping." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057088541.
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Vargas, Liliana. "Autism and family functioning: The role of parental coping." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3092.
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The present study employed a family systems approach to investigate the effects of level of autism severity on family functioning as mediated by parental coping. Participants were mothers of children with autism who were volunteers in an ongoing research program conducted within a university-based treatment center (N=146). Gilliam Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (GARS-2) scores were available for all of the children and, as part of the broader program, parents completed the Coping Scale for Adults, which assesses a range of coping styles, and the Family Environment Scale, which provides positive and negative indicators of family functioning. Data analyses indicated that nonproductive coping significantly mediated the relationship between level of autism severity and family cohesion and conflict. Results also suggested that level of autism severity was negatively related to family conflict. The study further examined the use of specific coping styles on family cohesion and conflict. Evaluation of findings suggest that parents who have a child diagnosed with severe autism may be employing maladaptive coping strategies, such as wishful thinking, blaming one's self, or avoiding the situation. Implications for intervention approaches for individuals working with families of children with autism are suggested.
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Benevides, Joana da Costa. "Impacto das perturbações do espectro do autismo nas figuras parentais." Master's thesis, [s.n.], 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/4528.
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Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Psicologia, ramo de Psicologia Clínica e da SaúdeAs Perturbações do Espectro do Autismo (PEA) caracterizam-se por um défice grave e global em variadas áreas do desenvolvimento nomeadamente em termos de competências sociais, competências de comunicação e presença de comportamentos e interesses restritos e estereotipados. Tradicionalmente, as PEA incluíam, de acordo com o Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de perturbações Mentais – DSM-IV (APA, 2002), Perturbação Autística, Perturbação de Rett, Perturbação Desintegrativa da Segunda Infância, Perturbação de Asperger e Perturbação Global do Desenvolvimento Sem Outra Especificação. Com a entrada do DSM-5 (APA, 2013), embora ainda não em uso em Portugal, as PEA inserem-se no grupo das Perturbações do Neurodesenvolvimento. Diversos estudos têm demonstrado que pais de crianças com problemas de saúde, nos quais se inclui as PEA, experienciam elevados níveis de stresse parental (Santos, 2008; Santos, 2002; Schmidt, Dell’Aglio & Bosa, 2007). O estudo realizado pretendeu analisar o impacto parental da presença de uma criança com PEA, traduzido nos níveis de stresse evidenciados pelos pais podendo resultar na implementação de programas de apoio aos pais de crianças com esta problemática. Participaram neste estudo 49 pais e mães de crianças e adolescentes com PEA que responderam ao Índice de Stresse Parental – Versão Reduzida (Flores & Brandão, 1997). Os resultados encontrados não mostram diferenças estatisticamente significantes quanto ao sexo dos pais e ao tipo de PEA. Também não foi encontrada uma relação significante entre stresse parental e idade do diagnóstico e o facto da criança/adolescente usufruir ou não de apoio, contrariando assim muitos dos estudos consultados. Os resultados alcançados neste estudo poderão pressupor estratégias de coping por parte dos pais utilizadas de forma a lidar com as adversidades inerentes e derivadas de uma condição de PEA, bem como um apoio social e familiar bem sustentado.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterized by a serious deficit in global and various stages of development particularly in terms of social skills, communication skills and presence of stereotyped behaviors and restricted interests. Traditionally, ASD included, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders - DSM-IV (APA, 2002), Autistic Disorder, Rett's Disorder, Childhood Second Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger's Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise specification. With the entry of the DSM-5 (APA, 2013), although not yet used in Portugal, ASD are part of the group of Neurodevelopment Disorders. Several studies have shown that parents of children with health related problems, including ASD, experience high levels of parental stress (Santos, 2008; Santos, 2002; Schmidt, & Dell'Aglio Bosa, 2007). This study aimed to assess the impact on parental stress that a child with ASD induce, which may leed to the implementation of programs focusing on parents of the children with ASD. The study included 49 parents of children and adolescents with ASD who completed the Parental Stress Index – Short Form (Flores & Brandão, 1997). The results show no statistically significant differences in the sex of the parents and the type of PEA. Also non a significant relationship between parental stress and diagnosis age and the fact that the child / adolescent has or not support was found, which is not according with literature. The results achieved in this study may assume that coping strategies are used by parents in order to deal with adversities inherent and derived a condition of PEA, as well as a well-sustained social and family support.
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Su, Ying-hwa. "Biopsychosocial impact of parental cancer on schoolagers." The Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1103543803.
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Tang, Ho-kin. "Adolescents' experience of parental divorce : intra-personal and inter-personal stress, struggle and coping /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20130892.
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Grossman, Mary 1950. "Parental relationships, coping strategies, received support, and well-being in adolescents of separateddivorced and married parents." Thesis, McGill University, 1992. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=39330.
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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore the relationships in the perceived quality of the parental relationship, coping strategies, received support, and well-being in adolescents from separated/divorced and married parents. Two hundred and forty-four matched adolescents from separated/divorced and married households were drawn from an initial sample of 1044 students who were tested at five colleges and three high schools of a large metropolitan and rural area. Regression analyses supported the hypothesis that a perceived poor parental relationship, and not family status, was associated with low life satisfaction and sense of future, and high anxiety in adolescents of divorced and intact households. Path analytic techniques revealed that coping strategies and received support did not mediate the association between a perceived poor parental relationship and low levels of well-being in adolescents from divorced and intact households. However, in both groups, problem-focused coping mediated by nondirect support was associated with more life satisfaction and sense of future, and less anxiety than the direct effects of problem-focused coping alone. In addition, emotion-focused coping mediated by direct guidance was associated with higher levels of well-being than the direct effects of emotion-focused coping alone. In contrast, problem-focused coping in conjunction with direct guidance was associated with the lowest levels of adolescent well-being. The findings contribute to the field of adolescent stress and coping by suggesting that coping strategies may influence the type of support received by adolescents. The study extends current research findings by considering the combined effects of coping and received support in relation to measures of well-being. Finally the study contributes to the field of nursing by demonstrating that personal and social mediators may enhance the health oriented aspects of well-being.
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Buller-Taylor, Terri. "Self-esteem and achievement : ethnicity, gender, parental love and coping styles." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0001/NQ34535.pdf.
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McCrohan, Fiona M. "Parental wellbeing factors in parents of children with an intellectual and developmental disability : a research portfolio." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21001.
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Aims: Parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities tend to illustrate and report higher levels of stress and lower wellbeing than parents of typically developing children. This thesis aimed to explore the aspects of this relationship between parental wellbeing and raising a child with heterogeneous intellectual and developmental disability. Firstly, the thesis aimed to review the current literature and evidence base for mindfulness-based group and individual interventions and their effect on psychological outcomes for parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Secondly, a research study aimed to explore the role of overall parental locus of control and particular sub-domains of locus of control on parent reported wellbeing. Furthermore, the role of child compliant and social behaviour, child problem behaviour, diagnostic groups, level of functioning, and demographic variables were explored. Method: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to address the first aim of this thesis. Within the research study, a single sample of parents and family carers (n = 114) completed an online anonymous survey consisting of demographic information and three self-report measures; a modified version of the Parental Locus of Control Scale, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, and the Nisonger Child Behaviour Rating Form. Results: The systematic review illustrated that mindfulness-based interventions appear to have a significant effect on a number of parent psychological outcomes; such as wellbeing, stress, mental health, compassion, and mindfulness. A further four papers indicated a significant impact on child behavioural outcomes from parental mindfulness interventions. The research study indicated parental locus of control, in particular the two sub-domains of child control, and parent efficacy significantly mediated the relationship between child problem behaviour and parental wellbeing. Conclusions: There is a need to further explore the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions on parental distress and child behaviour, in particular in comparison to well-established interventions and groups. The research study results highlight the importance of parental attributions in influencing the wellbeing of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. However, it is clear from these findings that there is a complex relationship between parent cognitive attributions and broader social and societal factors. These findings may inform future practice with these families, although further research to explore these complex relationships is required.
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Smith, Tara. "Coping Styles, Perceived Parental Support, and Academic-Related Stress Among College Students." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/808.
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Wilson, Leslie C. "An Examination of the Relationship Between Perceived Parental Attachment and Coping Styles." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2020.
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Of all relational bonds, perhaps the strongest and most complex is the one between parent and child. The dynamics of this relationship potentially hold the key to understanding the future psychological adjustment of the child. The current study was conducted to assess the relationship between perceived parental attachment and coping styles. Undergraduate psychology students (n=300) were administered a survey to examine perceived parental attachment, coping style, and gender. In conflict with previous studies, results indicated that neither respondents' gender nor level of perceived parental attachment was significantly related to participants' reported coping style. Increased knowledge and understanding of parental attachment is critical to understanding the development of psychological well-being.
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Lakey, Abigail. "Exploring parental coping with childcare after the disclosure of child sexual abuse." University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5403.
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Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW)Child sexual abuse is a well-documented social crime that influences every aspect of the survivor and their family's lives. The parents are then confronted with a child that presents behavior that may include scholastic challenges, antisocial behaviour, sexual explorative behaviour as well as adult mannerisms. In addition, parents are then 'expected' to cope with their own feelings of guilt in relation to their child's affected behaviour. The aim of the study was to explore parental coping with childcare post the disclosure of child sexual abuse. This study used a qualitative methodological framework. A group of twelve (12) heterogeneous parents were purposively sampled from Childline case registers. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the parents, using an interview schedule and a voice recorder. The parents' interviews were transcribed verbatim, translated and verified with the parents. The data was analysed using thematic analysis in order to explore parents' experiences. The findings of the study reveal the participants' emotional responses to the disclosure of child sexual abuse, parental coping post the disclosure of CSA and available resources. These themes highlight the experiences of the parents who care for children post the disclosure of child sexual abuse. The study discusses the needs and challenges of the parents, and offers recommendations regarding provisions that can be made for these parents.
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Belo, João Miguel Maurício Novo. "Representação cognitiva de paralisia cerebral: Implicações para o coping e stress parental." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/354.
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Dissertação de mestrado em Psicologia da SaúdeO objectivo deste estudo consiste em investigar quais são as representações cognitivas da Paralisia Cerebral (PC) em casais com filhos com esta condição e como estas podem influenciar o coping e o stress parental. Foi delineado um estudo exploratório transversal no qual participaram 73 casais de Pais (pais e mães) com filhos utentes de um Centro de Reabilitação de PC, numa amostragem de conveniência. Os Pais foram inquiridos através de questionário, num único momento de avaliação. As representações da PC foram estudadas através do Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), as estratégias de coping utilizando o Brief-COPE e o stress parental com recurso ao Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F). Os resultados sugerem a aplicabilidade da abordagem cognitiva das representações de doença para a PC, tendo em conta as associações encontradas entre as suas diferentes componentes, semelhantes a outras investigações relativas a doenças crónicas. Pais e mães revelam padrões de associação muito semelhantes entre as várias componentes das representações da PC do filho, embora as mães possuam uma percepção emocional mais negativa da situação. Os resultados mostram que o mais forte preditor de stress parental é a representação das consequências da PC. A representação do controlo de tratamento e da coerência da doença explicam, em percentagens mais baixas, algumas dimensões de stress parental. A negação é a única estratégia de coping capaz de predizer o stress parental. Os resultados revelam, ainda, que as representações da PC do filho, partilhadas positivamente no seio do casal, têm um menor impacto ao nível do stress parental do que representações discordantes ou partilhadas negativamente. Os resultados obtidos são, na globalidade, aliciantes e deixam antever a possibilidade de delinear intervenções com casais de Pais, com base na abordagem das representações da PC dos filhos. Estas terão como objectivo facilitar a adaptação psicológica dos Pais a uma situação com um impacto devastador, como é o nascimento de um filho com deficiência.
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Mathews, Brittany Lynn. "The relationship of attachment, maternal emotional socialization, and maternal coping with social anxiety during adolescence." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1334094262.
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Snead, Kara E. "Mediational Effects of Perceived Child Control and Parental Coping Assistance on Peer Problem Outcomes in Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_theses/39.
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Literature to date suggests that child coping is often a direct result of coping assistance provided by parents. Findings have not considered aspects of the stressor that may impact what the parent suggests; specifically, the child’s role, and the controllability of the stressor particularly for children with intellectual disabilities. The current study examines how the child’s disability status and parental perceptions of the child’s control over a peer problem influence the type of coping suggestions parents offer and how specific types of coping assistance affect the outcome of the coping situation. Results indicated that mothers of children with mental retardation provided more passive coping assistance and perceived their children as having less control over peer problems. Coping assistance was not directly linked to problem outcomes which suggests future studies should incorporate measures of factors such as direct parent and teacher assistance and child’s willingness or ability to implement coping suggestions.
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Hall, Heather Roberts. "The relationships among adaptive behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorder, their family support networks, parental stress, and parental coping." View the abstract Download the full-text PDF version, 2008. http://etd.utmem.edu/ABSTRACTS/2008-037-Hall-index.htm.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2008.Title from title page screen (viewed on January 29, 2009). Research advisor: J. Carolyn Graff, Ph.D. Document formatted into pages (v,111 p. : ill.). Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-97).
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Martin-Doto, Catherine A. "The impact of respite, coping style, and child's adaptive functioning on parental stress." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ56243.pdf.
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Dockery, Kimberley D. "Coping with Mom's breast cancer : impact of parental cancer on African-American adolescents." Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/752.
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Messerschmidt, Annemarie. "The relationship between parental alcoholism and the emotional coping of their adult children." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1990. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/3428.
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The overall objective of this study was to examine the relationship between alcoholic parents and the emotional coping of their adult children. To attain this objective, theoretical perspectives were addressed in reference to: (a) alcoholism and the dynamics of the alcoholic family, (b) the family roles and rules, (c) characteristics of children reared in an alcoholic family, (d) the implications of these characteristics, and (e) clinical observations of the characteristics of adult children of alcoholics (ACOA's). A correlational research design was used. A descriptive questionnaire, adapted from Woititz (1983) and found to be reliable and valid in identifying personality characteristics among ACOA's, was administered to thirty-two individuals who were identified as ACOA's. The sample was selected from two adult children of alcoholics support groups in Atlanta, Georgia. The study hypothesized that there is no statistical significant relationship between parental alcoholism and the emotional coping of their adult children. With reference to those (84.7%) who identified their father as alcoholic and their emotional coping in adulthood, the contingency table. 2 analysis showed: x = .01678, d.f = 1, and P < .05. Based on these results, the null hypothesis was rejected. With reference to those (34.4%) who identified their mother as alcoholic and their emotional coping in adulthood, the contingency table analysis showed: x^ = .47603, d.f = 1, and P> .05. The null hypothesis was accepted. This study has ramifications for social work professionals to further ascertain the impact that alcoholism has on the family system. Social work literature is limited, especially related to adult children of alcoholics. This study will therefore present as a resource in enhancing the social work literature.
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Petrowski, Catherine Elizabeth. "Conflict or Solidarity: Understanding Sibling Relationships in Families Coping with Parental Mental Illness." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1593641304847799.
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Tang, Ho-kin, and 鄧可建. "Adolescents' experience of parental divorce: intra-personal and inter-personal stress, struggle and coping." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3197868X.
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Erlandsson, Marielle, and Hanna Karlsson. "Växa upp med en hemlighet. : En kvalitativ studie om hur barn hanterar att leva med förälder/föräldrar som missbrukar alkohol." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-60009.
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The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate if children to parent/parents who abuse alcohol have found ways to strengthen themselves, and how they deal with their everyday life and their own feelings and health. To get answers to our study, we have read seven biographies which we have analyzed by using coping theory. Our study shows that the children in our empiricism are keeping their parents abuse as a secret. Our study shows that children have found strategies to cope and manage to live with parents with alcohol abuse, even though their childhood conditions have been difficult and they had few people around to support them.
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Odar, Cathleen C. "Effects of Parental Optimism on Psychosocial Outcomes of Pediatric Burn Patients and their Parents." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1280523678.
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Elderkin, Anita. "Resilience or Recovery: A Phenomenological Investigation Into Parental Bereavement." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3603.
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Facing the death of a loved one is often a traumatic experience; when the deceased is one's own child, the loss may be the most stressful event of one's life. There has been very little research into the phenomenon of being a bereaved parent. This study is a phenomenological investigation into the lived experience of being a bereaved parent and whether resilience or recovery plays a role in how parents move through and eventually past such a loss to continue with their own lives. Previous research has indicated that adjustment to traumatic experiences can take multiple pathways or trajectories, depending on a variety of factors within the individual coping with the stressful event. This study involved an investigation into these pathways through the lived experiences of those who suffered the loss of a child, in an effort to determine whether resilience or recovery influenced a parent's ability to survive the death. Ten bereaved parents were interviewed to learn whether resilience or recovery affected their ability to cope and function in a healthy way despite the loss. These interviews were analyzed to determine whether there were common themes among unrelated bereaved parents, and whether they resonated with the concept of resilience or that of recovery. The results of this study indicated resilience to be a healthier method of adjustment for bereaved parents, with recovery being an almost offensive concept for those who participated. These results allow for a greater understanding of the lived experience of being a bereaved parent, as well as instruct those in helping professions in how best to serve bereaved parents who need to adapt to new lives that now proceed without the beloved child.
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Record, Rosalynn M. "Social support, coping, and anxiety in the context of parental divorce and other stressors." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/46397.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of social support perception on anxiety and coping in adolescents who have experienced parental divorce compared to adolescents who have not experienced parental divorce and across gender. Surveys were administered to 125 grade 10-12 students from urban high schools. Coping was measured using a revised Coping Scale for Sport (Haney, 2003), anxiety was measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 1983), and social support was measured using the Social Support Questionnaire - Short Form (Sarason, Sarason, Shearin, & Pierce, 1987). Findings indicated a significant main effect for social support number and family status (non-divorce, divorce), indicating that the non-divorce group has a higher mean average number of social supports than the divorce group. A significant main effect was also found for social support number and gender, indicating that females have a higher mean average number of social supports than males. Furthermore, the relationship between engagement coping and social support satisfaction approached significance and a significant relationship was found for the female group, indicating that the greater the perceived quality of social support, the greater the use of engagement coping. Ad-Hoc analyses found significant differences for disengagement coping across gender; significant relationships between disengagement coping and anxiety; and a significant relationship between the qualitative coping scale theme “Illness of a Family Member or Pet” and disengagement coping. Findings are discussed in light of current literature.
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Dalumpines, Francesca Nina. "The Roles of Parental Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Religious Coping in a Sample of Low Income African American Parents." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1123864099.
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Eyupoglu, Hilal. "The Relationships Between Parental Emotion Expressivity, Children." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608240/index.pdf.
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This study aims to investigate the relations between the dimensions of parental expressivity which are positivity, negative dominant expressivity, negative submissive expressivity, family environment and child&rsquos coping strategies, and the effect of child temperament on this relation .111 preschool children between the ages of 4 and 6 years and their families participated in the study. Family expressivity as assessed with Halberstadt&rsquo
s Self Expressivennes in the Family Questionnaire. Three subscales of Family Environment Scale which are cohesion, expressivity and conflict were utilized to measure the relation in the family. In order to determine how the child copes with situation specific stress Vignette Assessment of Preschool Children&rsquo
s Coping Strategies was used. VAPCCS consists of four stressful vignettes that are mastery challenge, peer conflict, parent&ndash
child conflict and separation situations. Child&rsquo
s coping strategies were coded as five coping strategies, problem approach and problem avoidance, passive acceptance, and emotion venting. Child&rsquo
s temperamental characteristics were assessed with Colorado Child Temperament Inventory. Results revealed that children&rsquo
s temperamental characteristics did not predict children&rsquo
s coping strategy by its own. However, child coping strategies varied in the interaction of different child temperament characteristics and dimensions of maternal emotional expressivity. Children&rsquo
s soothability moderated the relation between maternal negative submissive expressivity and children&rsquo
s problem approach coping. Moreover, children tended to use less problem avoidance coping strategy in cases where mothers expressed negative submissive emotion more frequently in the family and when children had highly sociable temperamental characteristics. Overall, the results of the study suggested that when fluctuations in the degree of expression of negative emotion in the family are taken into consideration with children&rsquo
s temperamental characteristics, they influence how the children cope with stress.
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NIWA, Tomomi, and 智美 丹羽. "青年期における親への愛着とサポート資源認知, ストレス状況での対処方略との関係 : 自分自身に関するストレスと対人関係に関するストレスに焦点づけて." 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/16133.
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Alphonse, Nshimiyimana. "Development of Violent Behavior and Adolescents’ Appraisal and Coping Strategies related to Inter-parental Violence." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-25660.
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The present review focuses on understanding the explanatory mechanisms behind the use of violence within intimate relationships, highlighting the consequences of adolescents’ exposure to Inter-parental violence and gauging the role of their (adolescents) appraisal and coping strategies. The theories reviewed stress the significant impact of close figures’ behaviors on the developing child and adolescent trough observational and imitational processes, secure and insecure attachment patterns and related internal working models as well as trough building own understanding of the world and human interrelations. The review revealed also that adolescents’ exposure to Inter-parental violence constituted an unequivocal risk factor leading to a range of consequences categorized as internalizing and externalizing problems. It however indicates that the outcome behaviors are not a result of a linear process because there is range of mediating factors that explain the association between adolescents’ exposure to Inter-parental violence and outcome behaviors. Finally, appraisal of Inter-parental violence was identified as a central mechanism that impacts both the magnitude of the consequences of exposure and the adolescents’ conception and execution of coping strategies.
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Chislom, Christina S. "Teachers perceptions of children coping during active-duty parental deployment| A single exploratory case study." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3708850.
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The war on terror after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, continues to include ongoing efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries in which the military serve and protect. Active-duty members of the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard continue to serve in these hazardous zones to minimize war crimes where families are left behind. With the necessity of military deployments, issues of psychological, emotional, and behavioral tribulations surrounding the children of deployed active-duty members are observed. The purpose of the qualitative study was to explore schoolteacher’s perceptions about effective actions taken to enhance the performance of children and the classroom environment, while the children were coping with their active-duty parent’s deployment. The sample included elementary schoolteachers and administrators that taught in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) in Belgium who have had parents of their students deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hazardous zone areas. The research question asked: When observed behaviors are identified in relation to parental deployment, how do effective actions taken mitigate behavioral problems and enhance the classroom learning environment? The qualitative explorative case study aided in identifying and understanding schoolteachers’ perceptions about effective actions taken to enhance the performance of children and the classroom environment while children were coping with their active-duty parent’s deployment. This critical situation for children showed stressful and coping challenges and an imposed hardship on the children’s customary way of living and participation in the school environment.
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Warner, Heidi L. "Spiritual Appraisals and Religious Coping: Exploring New Dimensions of Late Adolescents’ Experiences of Parental Divorce." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1147705025.
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Hua, Jiewen. "Psychophysiological adaptation to acute and chronic stress and the role of individual differences." Thesis, Paris 11, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA113008.
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L’objectif principal de cette thèse est de comprendre l’adaptation psychophysiologique des individus au stress aigu et chronique et l’influence des différences individuelles. Dans ce but nous avons mené deux grandes études, sur le stress aigu et chronique respectivement. Dans la première expérience, nous présentons un protocole d’induction de stress aigu, une tâche de parler en public, qui a été efficace pour provoquer le stress psychosocial. Nous avons ensuite étudié l’adaptation au stress et la performance dans la tâche de parler en public de façon multidisciplinaire (i.e., psychologique, physiologique et comportementale). Nous avons mis en évidence que les mauvaises performances dans cette tâche étaient associées principalement avec les traits de personnalité (i.e., trait d’anxiété), les émotions, l’évaluation cognitive et le coping. De plus, nous avons mis en évidence un modèle de médiation montrant que le trait d’anxiété est lié aux mauvaises performances indirectement à travers le coping, indiquant un rôle important des capacités de gestion du stress. Finalement, nous avons trouvé que les déficits de régulation émotionnelle, comme l’alexithymie, étaient associés avec une augmentation significative de l’activité HPA sur le cortisol suggérant que l’alexithymie module la réponse physiologique du stress. Dans la seconde partie, nous avons étudié les conséquences du stress chronique à travers les problèmes de conduites alimentaires sur 675 étudiants Français et Chinois. Les résultats montrent un effet de médiation sur la relation négative entre un attachement parental sécurisé et les problèmes de conduite alimentaire à travers l’alexithymie et le neuroticisme. De plus, bien qu’une prévalence plus élevée ait été observée dans la population chinoise par rapport à la population française, nos résultats montrent que les conduites alimentaires problématiques liées au stress sont un problème psychologique général plutôt que culturel. Cette thèse a des implications pratiques puisqu’ elle propose un protocole d’induction au stress aigu qui peut être utilisé à l’entraînement. En apportant une meilleure compréhension des facteurs de risque dans les réponses au stress, il sera possible d’aider les individus à mieux faire face au stress et améliorer leur bien-être dans des situations de performance ou dans des pathologies liées au stressThe primary objective of this thesis is to understand the psychophysiological adaptation of individuals to acute and chronic stress and how individual differences influence it. For this aim, we conducted two large studies with regards to acute and chronic stress, respectively. In the first experimentation, we presented a laboratory induced stress protocol (a public speaking task), which proved successful in eliciting acute psychosocial stressor. Next, we took into account the multidisciplinary assessment (i.e., psychological, physiological and behavioural) to study stress responses and performance. We found that the failure of stress performance was associated mainly with personality trait (i.e., trait anxiety), emotions, cognitive appraisals and coping. Moreover, we suggested a mediation model showing that trait anxiety linked to poor performance indirectly through coping, indicating an important role of the stress management ability. Finally, we found that emotion regulation deficit, i.e., alexithymia was associated with significant increased HPA activity on cortisol, suggesting alexithymia modulate physiological stress response. In the second part, we studied the chronic stress consequences on disordered eating in a total of 675 university student athletes in China and France. Results supported a mediation effect on the negative relationship between the secure parental attachment and disordered eating through alexithymia and neuroticism. Furthermore, despite a higher prevalence was observed in the Chinese sample than in French, our results suggested this stress-related eating behaviour was a general psychological problem rather than a cultural issue. This thesis has practical meanings in providing an acute stress protocol which can be put into training. By understanding risk factors for stress responses, performance and stress-related illness, we may indeed help individual to cope better with stress and increase their well-being
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Wong, Serena. "College Students' Spiritual and Psychosocial Struggles with Parental Psychological Aggression: Unique Effects on Psychological and Relational Adjustment." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu14961671988679.
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Owusu, Boabang. "Coping Daily with Parental Migration: Perspectives of Children Left Behind in the Berekum Municipality of Ghana." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Norsk senter for barneforskning, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-13869.
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Migration has profound impact on the developmental process of any country. However, knowledge about and analysis of children‟s everyday life experiences and coping with parental migration when they are left behind have received less attention especially in Ghana. It is against this background that the study attempts to explores to understand the how these children cope with the absence of one or both parents, the care arrangements in their everyday life including barriers and the potential to satisfy their basic needs as well as protecting their rights. The social studies of childhood and structuration theory formed the theoretical framework that guided the study. This is because children live within the social structures and are affected by structural conditions as competent social actors with agency. Data for this study was obtained from both published and unpublished sources and from fieldwork. The data from the fieldwork is based on qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews with 15 children (left behind) and 5 caregivers and 2 focus group discussions consisting of 8 informants each for boys and girls in the Berekum Municipality. A non-participant observation was done to compliment these methods. The study revealed that parents entrust children into the care of caregivers before migrating. Also remittances play important roles in the lives of children in catering for their basic needs. It further indicated that, some children receive remittances whereas; others do not receive remittances from their parents. Children do utilise their agency in many ways to cater for some of their basic needs by adopting/adapting a variety of coping strategies to cope with parental migration. Also children sometimes assume the role as parents to provide care to their siblings and caregivers. They also provide care to the family through duties and responsibility they perform in the family. The study illustrates the interdependencies that exist between parent children and caregivers by using the triangle of interdependencies. It was also revealed that children suffer various forms of risks when they are left behind. Some of these include right deprivation (participation in decision making), health, feeding and shelter risks. Based on the findings the study concludes that some of the children live in good conditions and get their basic needs to life. However some of these children do not get support from their parents or sometime get inadequate support from parents forcing them out of school and engaging in other activities. It is therefore important that adequate care arrangements are put in place before parents embark on migration whilst considering the complex individual and social structures.
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Clarke, Louise. "Coping with parental loss during young adult development : the search for meaning and reconstruction of identity." Thesis, City University London, 2008. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/8710/.
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The aim of the present study is to explore the motivational factors of Hong Kong vocational students in learning English. A qualitative case study approach was employed with a combination of surveys with self-completion questionnaire, semi-structured interviews and diary notes. The research, which was carried out in two phases from September to June 2005-6 in one academic year, had the objective of examining whether there was any change of motivation for learning English. Ten students from a vocational institute were selected for the interviews, each were interviewed twice. They were also invited to write diaries, and to record their daily English activities. The data collected were used to triangulate with the interview findings when analyzing the results. The study was initiated by students’ differences in learning attitudes and the variations in their standard of English. Research on motivation for, and attitudes towards learning English reveal that instrumental and intrinsic motivations often apply to secondary school and tertiary-level learners, but prior to this study the research did not extend to vocational students in Hong Kong. The findings show that vocational students not only have strong instrumental motivation for learning English but also have intrinsic motivation. It was apparent that in the process of their learning English, participants regarded English as a functional language which was tied up with their career. This finding is the same as that of previous research on attitudes towards learning English of Hong Kong students. In addition, vocational students’ motivation for learning English was found to be influenced and encouraged by many factors, particularly significant others, such as parents. The present study will enable English teachers to have a greater understanding of vocational students’ motives for learning English. This could help to improve teaching strategies, teaching materials and language policies; and, thus, enhance more effective learning of English in the vocational setting of Hong Kong.
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Meono, Lori. "Using music-based interventions with adolescents coping with family conflict or parental divorce| A resource manual." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3716161.
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Listening to music is an activity that provides a range of physical and psychological benefits (e.g., tension relief, decreased depression) for people across cultures and age groups. Adolescents, specifically, are among the most active consumers of music, and music appears to be a natural coping strategy for this age group. Research suggests that both music and the family context play important roles during the developmental phase of adolescence. Family transitions such as divorce have become increasingly common experiences for adolescents and may have long-lasting negative effects on an adolescent’s emotional well-being. However, research regarding music-based interventions for use with adolescents experiencing family conflicts or transitions is limited. Thus, this project involved the creation of a resource manual designed to help mental health professionals implement music-based interventions in their work with adolescents coping with family conflict or parental divorce. The development of the manual was informed by a review of the literature about music therapy, adolescents, and families, as well as by questionnaires completed by three certified music therapists, and this author’s own clinical experiences. The data was then integrated and synthesized into a comprehensive resource manual, which was evaluated by three clinicians who are not trained music therapists for its efficacy, relevance, and user-friendliness. Feedback for the manual was collected via an evaluation form. Results indicated that the manual may be a useful supplemental tool for mental health professionals. Strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions for improvement are also discussed.
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Huber, James Richard. "Mothers' adaptation to childhood cancer: an analysis of family process stressors, family system resources, parental coping patterns, and parental adaptation among mothers of children with cancer." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53842.
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Family process stressors, family system resources, parental coping patterns, and parental adaptation were assessed for 58 mothers who had a child with cancer who was being seen at selected pediatric hematology-oncology centers in two Southeastern states. The respondents completed a self-report questionnaire containing the Coping and Health Inventory for Parents, five subscales from the Family Environment Scale, and items asking demographic questions. The dependent measure was the Parental Adaptation Assessment, a modified version of the Spinetta Family Adjustment Scale, developed for this study to measure parents’ perception of their adaptation to the experience of caring for a child with cancer. The criteria for subject inclusion in the study were: (a) two parents living in the home; and, (b) the child’s cancer diagnosis was to have occurred not less than 3 months and not more than 4 years prior to data collection. The Double ABCX Model of Family Adaptation was used as the basis for variable selection.
Frequency distributions, correlations between the 11 independent variables and mother’s adaptation, and a stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Two family process stressors (conflict and control) and two family system resources (cohesion and expressiveness) were significantly (p < .05) correlated with mother’s adaptation. The regression analyses showed that two variables (cohesion and mother’s age) explained 34% of the variance in mother’s adaptation.
Results show family cohesion and mother’s age to be the only significant predictors of her perceived adaptation. Family process stressors and parental coping patterns failed to account for any significant variance in mother’s adaptation. Implications for family stress theory, psychosocial oncology research, and family therapy practice are discussed. Recommendations for further research are suggested.Ph. D.
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Randall-James, James. "Narrative accounts of parenthood following the death of a child to muscular dystrophy." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/19858.
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Rationale and Aims: Research into the lived experience of parenting children with muscular dystrophy has typically addressed key transitions along the disease trajectory, such as diagnosis or end-of-life care. Families reportedly face continuous challenges as their child's health deteriorates. No research has considered accounts of parenting across the lifespan that look at adaptation following their child's death. This research was conducted in the context of a wish-fulfilment charity that offer experiences for children to be supported in activities that are usually deemed inaccessible. In this context, the study asked how do parents who have lost a child to muscular dystrophy story their experiences of parenting. Methods: This research used a qualitative approach that explored the accounts of eight parents interviewed in couples, all of who had experienced the death of their child to muscular dystrophy. The study used a semi-structured interview, lasting from 100-150 minutes each. Interviews were video-recorded, transcribed, and analysed using narrative analysis to explore what and how the parents narrated their experiences. Consideration was given to the social and cultural contexts that shaped these. Analysis: Multiple readings of the transcripts allowed me to develop individual summaries and then construct an analysis across all of the accounts. Three main stories of change, survival and creating change emerged through my analysis. These three stories represented six sub-stories in total: waking up to different futures; being so close, you don't see the deterioration; humour through the struggle; storytelling together; creating a legacy; and living the dream. Findings: Couples narrated the loss of parental dreams, leading to the need for identity (re)formation. Humour and storytelling together were often used to regulate emotions during the storying telling, and a means of surviving their loss. Parents shared narratives of building legacies and the memories created through 'living the dream', which alluded to an impact that surpassed death itself. Implications: These findings suggest the need for greater consideration of sense-making, changing identities, and benefit-finding in clinical consultations, at key transitions during the parenting journey and particularly following the death of a child to muscular dystrophy. Accounts suggest that wish-fulfilment events can sustain hope for parents, a proposition that will need further investigation in the future.
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Connor, Louise. "The effect of specific vs non-specific diagnosis of learning disabilities on parental coping and family functioning." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336744.
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Brunelle, Kerry N. "Reframing the Effects of Divorce: External Factors and Individual Coping Strategies that Contribute to Adult Children’s Feelings About Parental Divorce." Thesis, Boston College, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2640.
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Thesis advisor: Kelly RossettoBecause divorce has become a prominent fixture in society within the last several decades, a significant amount of research has been conducted on divorce and its subsequent effects on the family system. Many of these studies have shown the negative effects of divorce on members of the family, particularly children. Previous literature on coping with divorce has outlined the strategies families use to manage these negative effects. Rather than focusing solely on the negative side of divorce, this study sought to provide a more complete picture of the effects of divorce, including the possibility of positive outcomes. Nine in-depth interviews were conducted with adult children of divorce to examine their feelings about divorce, the factors that contribute to these feelings, and their coping strategies. Changes in family structure, lack of divorce information, role reversal, parents’ sadness, continued conflict, parental disclosure, remarriage, and financial difficulties contributed to participants’ negative feelings of confusion, neglect, anger, sadness, and feeling caught. Having a voice, parental involvement, parents’ happiness, decreased conflict, and remarriage contributed to their positive feelings of empowerment, relief, and closeness with family members. In addition to these factors, coping strategies denial, patience, mediation, role acceptance, open communication, social support, and learning from the divorce also increased participants’ positive feelings and decreased their negative feelings. Overall, participants’ described parental divorce as a continuous and difficult, yet worthwhile process for themselves and their families
Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2012
Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Communication Honors Program
Discipline: Communication
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Cunha, Kainara Silva da. "Rela??es entre risco psicossocial familiar, coping do tratamento da obesidade infantil e controle parental da alimenta??o." Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica de Campinas, 2017. http://tede.bibliotecadigital.puc-campinas.edu.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/935.
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Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica de Campinas ? PUC Campinas
Child overweight and obesity have been growing at a significant rate, and studies point towards family participation as crucial to reach an efficient treatment, by its virtue as the main influence on the child. This study analyzed a few parental variables related to adherence to overweight/obesity (OOB) treatment of children between 5 and 11 years, such as the family?s psychosocial risk, feeding control standards, the stressors and the strategies for coping with Pediatrics and Endocrinology outpatient treatment of a university teaching hospital. There were 19 participants, most of them mothers of children with obesity. The participants had 37 years on average, and most were married or in a stable relationship, and also presented obesity. They individually answered these instruments: Research Participant Characterization Form, Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT2.0), Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CPFQ), and Parental Coping Protocol for Child Overweight/Obesity, specially elaborated for the study, based on Coping Motivational Theory. For weight and height measurements, the instruments used were a portable scale and a stadiometer. The results show that all families are at psychosocial risk, especially the single mothers. Most families were forwarded to professional interventions, such as Targeted (52,6%) and Clinical (21,1%). The biggest risk set families apart at the average PAT2.0 score and especially with regards to social support, problems in family structure and resources, and problems in the family and with the child. A positive, moderate-to-high relation between the mother?s physical activity and the child?s was observed. Reported parental practice of feeding control was one of incitement towards experimentation and healthy consumption, and towards quantitative and qualitative restriction of food choices; although families at ?clinical? psychosocial risk use food as reward more often. The bigger the psychosocial risk, the less the child is involved in family meals. The most common stressor is feeding control. Those guardians deal with child obesity with more adaptive coping strategies, such as: Self-Confidence, Support-Seeking, Information-Seeking and Problem Resolution. However, significant correlations between higher psychosocial risk and maladaptive Opposition coping were observed, such as a reaction to a perceived threat to the guardian?s need for autonomy. The most common emotional reactions are sadness and fear, with correlations between reactions of anger and sadness, indicating that negative affect is the coping basis of the guardians, making problem resolution and adherence to treatment more difficult. All sample participants are at psychosocial risk, but set apart by risk, indicating a necessity of specific interventions. The study results provide information for an intervention directed by social, emotional and coping characteristics of the families? obesity treatment.
O sobrepeso e a obesidade infantil v?m crescendo de forma significativa, e estudos apontam ? participa??o da fam?lia como crucial para atingir um tratamento eficaz, pelo fato da mesma ser a principal fonte de influ?ncia da crian?a. Este estudo analisou algumas vari?veis parentais relacionadas ? ades?o ao tratamento do sobrepeso/obesidade (SOB) dos filhos com idade entre cinco e 11 anos, como os riscos psicossociais da fam?lia, o padr?o de controle alimentar, os estressores e as estrat?gias de enfrentamento do tratamento ambulatorial de Pediatria e Endocrinologia de um hospital universit?rio. Participaram 19 familiares, a maioria m?es de crian?as com obesidade. Os participantes tinham 37 anos, em m?dia, sendo a maioria casada ou em rela??o est?vel, e apresentavam tamb?m obesidade. Responderam individualmente os instrumentos: Ficha de Caracteriza??o do Participante para Pesquisa; Instrumento de Avalia??o Psicossocial (PAT 2.0), Question?rio de Pr?ticas Alimentares (CFPQ) e Protocolo de Enfrentamento Parental do Sobrepeso/Obesidade Infantil, especialmente elaborado para o estudo, com base na Teoria Motivacional do Coping. Para medidas de peso e altura, foram usados uma balan?a port?til e estadi?metro. Os resultados mostram que todas as fam?lias est?o em risco psicossocial, especialmente as m?es solteiras. A maioria das fam?lias foi indicada para interven??o profissional, como Alvo (52,6%) e Cl?nico (21,1%). O maior risco diferenciou as fam?lias na m?dia geral do PAT 2.0 e especialmente em rela??o ao suporte social, problemas na estrutura familiar e recursos, problemas na fam?lia e com a crian?a. Constatou-se uma rela??o positiva e moderada-alta entre a atividade f?sica da m?e e do filho. A pr?tica parental de controle da alimenta??o relatada ? de incentivo ? experimenta??o e consumo saud?vel, e ? restri??o de escolha quantitativa e qualitativa de alimentos; mas fam?lias em risco psicossocial ?cl?nico? usam mais a comida como recompensa. Quanto maior o risco psicossocial, menor ? o envolvimento da crian?a com as refei??es em fam?lia. Os estressores mais frequentes s?o o controle alimentar. Esses cuidadores lidam com a obesidade do filho com estrat?gias enfrentamento mais adaptativas, como: Autoconfian?a, Busca de Suporte, Busca de Informa??o e Resolu??o de Problemas. Contudo, observou-se correla??es significativas entre maior risco psicossocial e coping mal adaptativo de Oposi??o, como uma rea??o a uma percep??o de amea?a ? necessidade de autonomia do cuidador. As rea??es emocionais mais comuns s?o de tristeza e medo, havendo correla??es entre rea??es de raiva e tristeza, indicando que o afeto negativo ? a base do enfrentamento dos cuidadores, dificultando a resolu??o do problema e a ades?o ao tratamento. Todos os participantes da amostra est?o em risco psicossocial familiar, mas diferenciados quanto ao risco, indicativo da necessidade de interven??es espec?ficas. Os resultados do estudo fornecem subs?dios para uma interven??o direcionada ?s caracter?sticas psicossociais, emocionais e de enfrentamento do tratamento da obesidade pelas fam?lias.
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Jackson, Jeffrey B. "Parental coping methods for managing stresses experienced following out-of-home placement of a child with developmental disabilities." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/1480.
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Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2004.Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Family Studies. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Elci, Ozcan. "Predictive Values Of Social Support, Coping Styles And Stress Level In Posttraumatic Growth And Burnout Levels Among The Parents Of Children With Autism." Master's thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12605093/index.pdf.
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the predictive power of some demographic variables and ways of coping, social support and perceived stress level in predicting burnout and posttraumatic growth levels of parents who have a child with autism. Data was collected by administering a socio-demographic form and four self-report questionnaires. These were the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress Short Form (QRS), Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Ways of Coping Inventory (WCI), and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). 136 adults representing 58 parent couples and 13 mothers and 7 fathers, with 71 mothers and 65 fathers who had a child with autism participated in this study. Data was collected in Özel ilgi Special Education School, BariS Special Education School, Ankara University Center of Research for Children with Autism (OÇ
EM), Bagcilar School for Children with Autism and Hacettepe University Child Psychiatry Clinic. The factor analysis of the MBI yielded two of the three factors of the original factor structure. The depersonalization factor was not found in this sample. It was found that, mothers were experiencing significantly higher emotional exhaustion than the fathers. The regression analysis results revealed that social support and problem solving/optimistic coping were significant predictors of posttraumatic growth among mothers. Social support, problem solving/optimistic coping, religiosity, age, years of marriage were the significant predictors of posttraumatic growth among fathers. Stress level was the only significant predictor of burnout and emotional exhaustion among mothers. Stress level was a significant predictor of both burnout and emotional exhaustion among fathers, but helplessness/self blaming approach was also a significant predictor of paternal burnout. Social support, problem solving/optimistic approach, and stress level were significant predictors of lack of personal accomplishment among mothers. Presence of a caregiver and helplessness/self blaming approach were the significant predictors of lack of personal accomplishment among fathers. The importance of the results for clinical interventions with parents and their shortcomings were discussed within the relevant literature.
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Hasewinkel, Sian Elizabeth. "An exploratory case study at Timour Hall Primary School of the perception of parents of children with ADHD concerning their parental challenges and coping strategies." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13667.
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Includes bibliographical references.This phenomenological study seeks to understand challenges and resilient adaptations of parents of children with ADHD at a Primary School in Cape Town, and to examine the role of the school and the school social worker in supporting parents not only in developing parental resilience, but also developing resiliency in their relationships with the school as an adjunct to forging effective parent- school partnerships. The macro systemic background to this study is the Department of Basic Education’s policy on Inclusive Education, which calls for parent-school partnerships in educating vulnerable children. Two theoretical frameworks guide this study: resiliency theory, given the increasing calls for resiliency research in resource- poor contexts; and Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological framework, as ADHD is a complex phenomenon in which parents and school, both micro- and meso-systemically, buffer the impact of ADHD. The research methodology is an exploratory qualitative cross-sectional single case design with multiple respondents. Eighteen parents were the unit of study, selected according to a purposive and discriminant sampling design. Data was collected using a semi-structured interview schedule, and recorded during an in-depth interview. This study confirmed chronic and overwhelming personal and parenting challenges, but also challenges around medication, and parent-school interaction. Participants struggled more than they felt they succeeded, as adaptations shadowed and were overshadowed by, challenges. Participants increasingly used the services of the school social worker, and preferred to access personal help via their children’s mental health provider, underlining the importance of the school as an intervention site. Participants indicated that school social work services should provide counselling, a support group for parents, advocacy and mediation between parent and teacher/school, and develop opportunities for parent-school partnerships. School social work services were valued because they were based on knowledge and experience. Relationships with the school were tempered by ambivalence and frustration; participants wanted proactive teachers providing in-depth and accessible contact and trained in ADHD classroom management. Implications of this study for the school, the social work profession and the Department of Basic Education are discussed.