Parental stress and behaviour problems of children with developmental disability
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The present paper focuses on the integration of two research foci in the field of developmental disability: models of the development and maintenance of children's problem behaviours, and parental stress associated with child characteristics. I propose a simple model whereby children's behaviour problems, parental stress, and parenting behaviour are related. Evidence is found for a central part of this model (that child behaviour problems lead to parental stress), but other aspects are as yet untested in the developmental disability field. Future refinement of the model is discussed, with an emphasis on the role of parental appraisal processes in understanding the mechanisms by which child behaviour problems affect parental well being. Finally, the practical implications of integrating research on children's behaviour problems and parental stress are briefly considered.
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The most salient characteristic of children with intellectual disabilities reliably related to parental psychological well-being is the presence of significant behaviour problems, rather than the severity of the child's intellectual impairment or adaptive skills.
“The most salient characteristic of children with intellectual disabilities reliably related to parental psychological well-being is the presence of significant behaviour problems, rather than the severity of the child's intellectual impairment or adaptive skills (Hastings 2002).”
From Psychological acceptance mediates the impact of the behaviour problems of children with intellectual disability on fathers' psychological adjustment. (2010) · cites this paper as Hastings 2002
The transactional model by Hastings describes a bidirectional relationship of child's challenging behaviour, parental stress and parenting practices, in which challenging behaviour initiates parental stress, leading to dysfunctional parenting practices, which further exacerbate challenging behaviour.
“The bidirectional relationship of child's CB, parental stress and parenting practices is described in the transactional model by Hastings, in which CB initiates parental stress, leading to dysfunctional parenting practices, which further exacerbate CB (31).”
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- Authors
- Hastings, R. P.
- Affiliations
- Bangor University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Hastings, Richard P
- ORCID
- Hastings, Richard P
- Venue
- Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 149-160
- ISSN
- 0045-0634 (ISSN-L)
- 1366-8250
- 1469-9532
- OpenAlex
- W2139967489
- Cited by
- 501
- References
- 57
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- FWCI
- 6.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability (publishedVersion)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- parental stress, child behavior problems, developmental disabilities, parenting behaviour, parental well-being, intellectual disability
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