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Predictors of psychological adjustment, experienced parenting burden and chronic sorrow symptoms in parents of children with cerebral palsy

Whittingham, K., Wee, D., Sanders, M. R., Boyd, R.·2013·Child Care Health and Development

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the role of child behaviour, parental coping and experiential avoidance in predicting the psychological outcomes of: (i) psychological symptoms; (ii) chronic sorrow symptoms; and (iii) experienced parenting burden in parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD: This study is a cross-sectional, correlational study. Ninety-four parents of children (aged 2-12 years) with CP (various levels of motor functioning GMFCS I-V) participated. RESULTS: Together, the three predictors of child behaviour, parental coping and experiential avoidance explained 36.8% of the variance in psychological symptoms with child behavioural problems and experiential avoidance as significant unique predictors. In addition, 15.8% of the variance in chronic sorrow symptoms was explained by the three predictors with experiential avoidance alone as a significant unique predictor. Lastly, the predictors together explained 24.3% of the variance in experienced parenting burden with child behavioural problems and experiential avoidance as significant unique predictors. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates a relationship between child behavioural problems and parental psychological symptoms and experienced parenting burden as well as a relationship between experiential avoidance and parental psychological symptoms, experienced parenting burden and chronic sorrow symptoms.

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  • Experiential avoidance has been linked to psychological symptoms, parenting burden and stress for low-income families, and for parents of preterm infants and children with various disabilities.

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Authors
Whittingham, K., Wee, D., Sanders, M. R., & Boyd, R.
Affiliations
The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Whittingham, K.
Venue
Child Care Health and Development
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-06-08
Volume
39
Issue
3
Pages
366-373
ISSN
  • 0305-1862 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2214
OpenAlex
W2150795851
Cited by
105
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Child Care Health and Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Cerebral Palsy Alliance
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Keywords
cerebral palsy, parents of children with disabilities, parental burden, chronic sorrow, experiential avoidance, parental coping, child behavior problems, parental adjustment
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adjustment Disorders, Avoidance Learning, Cerebral Palsy, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Family Health, Female, Grief, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Psychometrics, Parenting, Cost of Illness

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