In Spite of All, We Make It: Themes of Stress and Resiliency as Told by Women in Families Living in Poverty

Vandsburger, Etty; Harrigan, Marcia P.; Biggerstaff, Marilyn A.

doi:10.1080/10522150802007303

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“…It ensures that all family members are aware of the contribution expected from them in this process, while also giving them the opportunity to voice any support needs they themselves might have (Bayat, 2007). Vandsburger et al (2008) found that open communication, and the resulting mutual support and feelings of closeness, were found to play a significant role in family adaptation in times of adversity, a finding supported by the results of this study.…”

Section: A Pattern Of Communication That Emphasises and Encourages Opsupporting

confidence: 82%

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Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities.

Greeff¹,

Nolting²

2013

Families, Systems, & Health

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DeclarationBy submitting this dissertation electronically, I declare that the entirety of the work contained therein is my own, original work, that I am the owner of the copyright thereof (unless to the extent explicitly otherwise stated) and that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted it for obtaining any qualification. First and foremost, I would like to thank the families that agreed to participate in this study.Without their input this study would not have been possible.Thank you also to Mr Davis, the principal of the Dorothea School in Cloetesville, for his help in identifying families meeting the selection criteria and for facilitating my contact with these families.A big thank you to my supervisor, Professor Abraham Greeff, for his ongoing patience, support and encouragement, not to mention all his valuable input regarding the research design, the implementation thereof and ultimately, the writing of this document.Thank you to Professor Martin Kidd for conducting the statistical analyses of the data, and for patiently explaining away any uncertainties.To my siblings and all my friends, thank you for the emotional and practical support provided.And last, but definitely not least, a big thank you to my wonderful parents. Thank you for your continuing and unconditional love and support, and for believing in me even when I didn't. I couldn't have done it without you! iv SUMMARY Family resilience refers to the family's ability to overcome adversity using inherent and/or acquired strengths and resources. The aim of this study was to identify factors contributing to the successful adaptation, or resilience, of families following the birth or diagnosis of a child with a developmental disability. The study is based on the theoretical frameworks of family resilience proposed by and Walsh (2003) Quantitative data was analysed through analyses of variance, Pearson product-moment correlations and a multiple regression analysis. The qualitative data was analysed using thematic content analysis. These analyses revealed that an acceptance of the situation, positive patterns of family communication, commitment and support within the family unit, and a positive attitude with regard to new experiences and challenges facilitate family adaptation and resilience, while negative patterns of communication within the family were found to be inversely related to family adaptation. An inverse association was also found between age of the child with a disability and family adaptation. These findings suggest some possible avenues of intervention by which the adaptation of families with a child with a developmental disability in South Africa can be facilitated or supported. v OPSOMMING Gesinsveerkragtigheid verwys na die gesin se vermoë om terugslae en teenspoed te oorkom deur die gebruik van bestaande en aangeleerde sterktes en hulpbronne. Die doel van die huidige studie was om kwaliteite te identifiseer wat tot die aanpassing, en dus veerkragtigheid, van gesinne met 'n kind met 'n ontwikkelingsgestremdheid bydra...

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Section: A Pattern Of Communication That Emphasises and Encourages Opsupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Findings reported in the previously mentioned study by Vandsburger et al (2008) indicate that, in addition to helping families make meaning of adversity, religion provides guidance and inspiration regarding the changes necessary to overcome hardship.…”

Section: Spirituality and Religionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities.

Greeff¹,

Nolting²

2013

Families, Systems, & Health

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“…[18][19][20] Igualmente, el análisis de los lazos afectivos familiares ha aportado información imprescindible acerca de la tipología hallada. La cohesión familiar es la única dimensión que ha influido tanto en la explicación del perfil Clínico-evitativo como del Extremo-pasivo con respecto al más ajustado, de manera que, tal como apuntaban Vandsburger et al, 28 el apoyo afectivo entre los miembros de la familia fomenta una satisfactoria adaptación de las madres frente al estrés y, en circunstancias especialmente adversas, constituye una dimensión básica para amortiguar sus efectos perjudiciales. 22,29 Además, y de acuerdo con Hardy et al, 23 la cohesión familiar ha sido especialmente relevante a la hora de explicar la variedad de estrategias activas de afrontamiento que utilizan los diferentes miembros de la familia, ofreciendo así claves para comprender la diferencia entre el grupo estraté-gico y el pasivo.…”

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“…Asimismo, las dimensiones consideradas en este estudio son susceptibles de ser modificadas por medio del trabajo con las familias, reduciendo así la percepción de desbordamiento y malestar en los progenitores. 15,28,35 Sin embargo, aunque existe un creciente interés por caracterizar y analizar diferentes dimensiones psicosociales presentes en las familias en riesgo en España, 25,26,31,39 hay pocos estudios en los que se hayan examinado los constructos expuestos, a pesar de que han mostrado su relevancia en la bibliografía internacional.…”

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Un análisis tipológico del estrés parental en familias en riesgo psicosocial

Padilla¹,

Álvarez-Dardet²

2014

Salud Ment

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Este estudio examina el grado y tipo de estrés parental y de estrategias de afrontamiento en una muestra de 109 madres en situación de riesgo con un expediente activo en los Servicios Sociales Comunitarios. Los análisis de conglomerados realizados mostraron tres perfiles diferenciados: Ajustado-Estratégico, Clínico-Evitativo y Extremo-Pasivo. Un análisis de regresión logística multinomial indicó que el sentimiento de competencia parental, el locus de control como progenitor y la cohesión familiar influían en la pertenencia de las madres a cada uno de los grupos. Se discuten las implicaciones prácticas de estos resultados de cara a la intervención con estas familias.

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“…In the same vein, McCubbin and McCubbin (1993) note that adjusting to stress is a function of, among other things, the meaning that is ascribed to the stress. Faith, family love, and mutual support help stressed families cope and maintain meaning in spite of lack of control over life circumstances resulting from economic poverty (Vandsburger et al 2008). A review of family research and conceptual literature has identified positive outlook-an optimistic confidence in overcoming odds-as a prominent characteristic of resilient families (Black and Lobo 2008).…”

Section: Cultural Beliefs and Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%