Raising a Child with Down Syndrome: Do Preferred Coping Strategies Explain Differences in Parental Health?

Raising a Child with Down Syndrome: Do Preferred Coping Strategies Explain Differences in Parental Health?

The aim of this study was to determine coping strategies which may represent important personal resources and have a buffering effect in preventing mental health problems in parents of children with Down syndrome. Forty-nine parents of children with Down syndrome completed self-administrated measures of psychological and physical health problems, and coping behaviour, using several established ...

Gender differences in coping strategies of parents of children with Down syndrome.

Little research has been conducted on the reactions of parents, and fathers in particular, following the birth of a child with Down syndrome. Previous studies suggest that gender differences exist in coping strategies and a number of theories have supported this. The current study is informed by Pleck's (1981) Gender Role Strain model which attempts to explain the different socialisation proces...

Coping Strategies and Parents’ Positive Perceptions of Raising a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Mediation Role of Parental Nutrition Style in Relation with Parental Coping Strategies and Pediatric Obesity in Shiraz, 2019

Objective: In obese children, there is a greater likelihood that they will become obese adults, and they will have negative physical and psychological outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the mediating role of parental nutritional style in the relationship between parental coping styles and childhood obesity. Materials and Methods: The present study was descriptive and correlationa...

Parental influence on level of functioning in a child with down syndrome.