Predictors of care-giver stress in families of preschool-aged children with developmental disabilities

Background This study examined the predictors, mediators and moderators of parent stress in families of preschool‐aged children with developmental disability. Method One hundred and five mothers of preschool‐aged children with developmental disability completed assessment measures addressing the k...

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Published in:	Journal of intellectual disability research Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 109 - 124
Main Authors:	Plant, K. M., Sanders, M. R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-02-2007 Blackwell Publishing Blackwell Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adult Behavior Problems Biological and medical sciences care-giving Caregiver Attitudes Caregivers Caregivers - psychology Caregivers - statistics & numerical data Child Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Demography Developmental Disabilities Developmental Disabilities - epidemiology developmental disability Disability Family Environment Family environment. Family history Female Humans Male Medical sciences Mothers Parent Responsibility parent stress Parents Predictor Variables Preschool Children Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Severity of Illness Index Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry Social Support Social Support Groups Stress Stress Variables Stress, Psychological - diagnosis Stress, Psychological - epidemiology Stress, Psychological - psychology Australia Oceania Social environment Human Preschool age Parent care-giving developmental disability Caregiver Mental health Cognition Developmental disorder parent stress Stress Parent child relation Behavioral disorder Symptomatology Social interaction children Family environment Severity score Predictive factor Child Cognitive appraisal Public health Social support
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Summary:	Background This study examined the predictors, mediators and moderators of parent stress in families of preschool‐aged children with developmental disability. Method One hundred and five mothers of preschool‐aged children with developmental disability completed assessment measures addressing the key variables. Results Analyses demonstrated that the difficulty parents experienced in completing specific care‐ giving tasks, behaviour problems during these care‐giving tasks, and level of child disability, respectively, were significant predictors of level of parent stress. In addition, parents’ cognitive appraisal of care‐giving responsibilities had a mediating effect on the relationship between the child’s level of disability and parent stress. Mothers’ level of social support had a moderating effect on the relationship between key independent variables and level of parent stress. Conclusions Difficulty of care‐giving tasks, difficult child behaviour during care‐giving tasks, and level of child disability are the primary factors which contribute to parent stress. Implications of these findings for future research and clinical practice are outlined.
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ISSN:	0964-2633 1365-2788
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00829.x