Age-Related Parenting Stress Differences in Mothers of Children with Spina Bifida

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13660916
AutoresMichelle M Macias (0000-0002-3781-6025, Medical University of South Carolina, autor de correspondencia), Conway F Saylor (The Citadel), Brandy P Rowe (The Citadel), Nancy L Bell (The Citadel)
Año2003
Volumen93
Número3_suppl
Páginas1223-1232
Fecha de publicación2003-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.2003.93.3f.1223
PMID14765594
OpenAlexW2027771245
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas7

This study examined whether ages of child and parent were risk factors for general parenting stress and disability-specific stress in families of children with spina bifida. Parents of 64 children with spina bifida completed the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, Parents of Children with Disabilities Inventory, and measures of family support and resources. Scores of families with children under 6 years (preschool) versus 6- to 12-yr.-old children (school age) were compared, as were scores of mothers above or below Age 35. Parents of school-aged children reported significantly higher stress on the Concerns for the Child domain of the Parents of Children with Disabilities Inventory. Mothers over 35 tended to report higher stress in the Concerns for the Child and Medical/Legal Concerns domains of the Parents of Children with Disabilities Inventory. No associations with medical severity, socioeconomic status, family resources, or family support were detected. As the children age and disability-related differences become more apparent, the same level of functioning and severity of disability may be associated with additional parenting stress. Older mothers and those with school-age children may need more resources than current social support systems typically provide

Developmental psychology · Population · Social support · Socioeconomic status · Spina bifida · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments · Psychology · Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations · Pediatrics