Accommodative coping and well-being of midlife parents of children with mental health problems or developmental disabilities.
Am J Orthopsychiatry
; 74(2): 187-95, 2004 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-15113247
ABSTRACT
This study examined how accommodative coping via flexible goal adjustment affects the wellbeing of midlife parents. Using data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a population-based study of midlife adults, the authors compared parents who have a child with a severe mental health problem, a child with a developmental disability, or a child with no chronic illness or disability. Overall, parents had better well-being (i.e., lower levels of depressive and physical symptoms, higher levels of environmental mastery and self-acceptance) if they used accommodative coping. This effect was stronger for parents of individuals with a severe mental health problem than for the comparison group.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Relaciones Padres-Hijo
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Padres
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Adaptación Psicológica
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Discapacidades del Desarrollo
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Niños con Discapacidad
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article