Finding Meaning in Parenting a Child with Asperger Syndrome: Correlates of Sense Making and Benefit Finding

Autor/inn/en	Pakenham, Kenneth I.; Sofronoff, Kate; Samios, Christina
Titel	Finding Meaning in Parenting a Child with Asperger Syndrome: Correlates of Sense Making and Benefit Finding
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 25 (2004) 3, S.245-264 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2003.06.003
Schlagwörter	Asperger Syndrome; Parent Attitudes; Child Rearing; Parents; Adjustment (to Environment); Correlation; Coping + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asperger-Syndrom; Elternverhalten; Kindererziehung; Eltern; Korrelation; Bewältigung
Abstract	This study explored the nature of two construals of meaning, benefit finding and sense making, in parents of a child with Asperger syndrome, and examined relations between both meaning constructs and the Double ABCX family stress model variables (initial stressor and pile-up of demands, appraisal, social support, coping strategies and adjustment) [H.I. McCubbin, J.M. Patterson, Social Stress and the Family: Advances and Developments in Family Stress Theory and Research, Haworth, New York, 1983, pp. 7-37]. A total of 59 parents completed questionnaires. Content analyses of parents' responses to questions inquiring about gains and sense making explanations revealed 8 benefit and 12 sense making themes. Results of correlations indicated that one or more of the meaning variables were related to each of the Double ABCX model predictors of parental adjustment. The meaning variables were positively related to adaptive coping processes: social support, self-efficacy, and problem-focused and emotional approach coping strategies. (Author).
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