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Parenting Stress and Parenting Efficacy of Parents Having Children with Disabilities in China

The Role of Social Support

Bibliographic Data

ID15465809
AuthorsWenbin Fu (0000-0002-6117-5547, Beijing Normal University), Wangqian Fu (Beijing Normal University), Rui Li (0000-0001-9744-7965, Beijing Sport University), Yaqian Zhang (0000-0001-6189-6582, Beijing Normal University, corresponding author), Ke Huang (0000-0002-5924-7062, Germantown Academy, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue3
Pages2133-2133
Publication date2023-01-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20032133
PMID36767500
OpenAlexW4318043884
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited76

Raising children with disabilities is challenging for parents, who experience high parenting stress. The study aimed to understand the status quo of parenting efficacy of parents having children with disabilities and to analyze the association between parent efficacy, parenting stress, and social support in China. We surveyed 373 parents having children with disabilities enrolled in special education schools or rehabilitation institutions from 14 provinces in China. The online questionnaire including Parental Stress Index-Short Form, the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale-Developmental Disability (CAPES-DD), and Social Support Scale was applied in the study. The results suggested that parenting efficacy of parents having children with disabilities in China was at the medium level. Parenting stress, social support, and parenting efficacy were significantly related with each other, and social support played a mediating role between parenting stress and parenting efficacy. The findings indicated that reducing parenting stress and improving social support might improve parenting efficacy. We also discussed the implications of providing intervention strategies or social support to improve parenting efficacy for parents with disabled children in China

Child rearing · China · Developmental psychology · Political science · Self-efficacy · Social support · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Psychology · Social Psychology

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