Are Parents Identifying Positive Aspects to Parenting Their Child with an Intellectual Disability or Are They Just Coping? A Qualitative Exploration

Autor/inn/en	Beighton, Carole; Wills, Jane
Titel	Are Parents Identifying Positive Aspects to Parenting Their Child with an Intellectual Disability or Are They Just Coping? A Qualitative Exploration
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 21 (2017) 4, S.325-345 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/1744629516656073
Schlagwörter	Coping; Qualitative Research; Parent Attitudes; Spiritual Development; Intervention; Child Rearing; Therapy; Stress Variables; Parent Child Relationship; Self Esteem; Life Satisfaction; Clinical Diagnosis; Intellectual Disability; Mixed Methods Research; Audio Equipment; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewältigung; Qualitative Forschung; Elternverhalten; Kindererziehung; Therapie; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Lebensvollendung; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Audio-CD; Ausland
Abstract	Although acknowledging the stress of raising their child with intellectual disabilities, parents also report that their child has brought about many positive changes in themselves and family. This study reports what parents perceive to be a positive aspect of parenting their child, as currently what constitutes a "positive" is unclear. Seven key themes were identified; an increased sense of personal strength and confidence, changed priorities, greater appreciation of life, pleasure in the child's accomplishments, increased faith/spirituality, more meaningful relationships and the positive effect that the child has on the wider community. Interpretive examination of the themes reveals that the positive aspects identified consist mostly of meaning-focused coping strategies. These enable parents to adapt successfully to the stressful experiences of raising their child and therefore could be amenable to meaning-focused therapeutic interventions for parents with newly diagnosed children or for those unable to identify any positive aspects of parenting their child. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01