2009
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802605781
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Against All Odds: Resilience in Single Mothers of Children with Disabilities

Abstract: There is a substantial body of literature that explores family adaptation within the context of childhood disability. However, closer

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“…However, single mothers simply do not have access to spousal support. Instead, family and other social supports play a crucial role in managing stressors and sharing parental responsibilities for single mothers of children with a disability (Levine, 2009;Muir, Tudball, & Robinson, 2008). Some of these mothers consciously build and maintain their social support networks, in preparation for the future needs of their children (Levine, 2009).…”
Section: Acceptance Coping Stylementioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, single mothers simply do not have access to spousal support. Instead, family and other social supports play a crucial role in managing stressors and sharing parental responsibilities for single mothers of children with a disability (Levine, 2009;Muir, Tudball, & Robinson, 2008). Some of these mothers consciously build and maintain their social support networks, in preparation for the future needs of their children (Levine, 2009).…”
Section: Acceptance Coping Stylementioning
confidence: 99%
“…En este aspecto, la psicología tiene un papel muy importante al fomentar el bienestar psicológico, ayudar a disminuir el estrés de las madres a través de programas para aprender a manejarlo, contribuir al ajuste de la familia ante la discapacidad, brindar asistencia en la solución de problemas, e influir en un adecuado apoyo a las familias tomando en cuenta las necesidades de ésta. Así mismo, se plantea que si se empodera a las madres, éstas pueden lograr salir adelante, a pesar de no contar con el apoyo de la pareja en aquellos casos en que como se observó, no se contaba con ella (Levine, 2009). En este sentido se indagó si las madres percibían que su pareja les ayudaba a sobrellevar la discapacidad del menor; el 71.4% respondió afirmativamente, mientras que el 23.8% afirmó que no lo percibía.…”
Section: Algunas Verbalizaciones De Las Emociones Positivas Sonunclassified
“…Para los niños se aplicó el Cuestionario de Resiliencia (24) que es un instrumento de autoinforme desarrollada en México con niños y adolescentes que mide factores específicos de la resiliencia. Consta de 32 reactivos de opciones de respuesta tipo Likert de cinco puntos (el valor 1 indica nunca y el 5 siempre).…”
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