Mastery and social support moderate the effects of educational level on adjustment of Arab mothers of children diagnosed with cancer

Khoury, Siwar Makhoul; Ben–Zur, Hasida; Ben‐Arush, Myriam Weyl

doi:10.1111/ecc.12906

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“…The educational level of the parent can be considered a direct life stressor when it affects the parents’ ability to cope with a chronic condition or a child with social issues such as stool withholding or soiling which are hallmark features of FC. 39 Such association was not observed with FAPD cases in this study.…”

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Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children

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Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate functional abdominal pain disorders and functional constipation prevalence in the central region of Saudi Arabia, and compare it to that of the western region. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using online questionnaires targeting the general population of Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia. Subjects were randomly selected by sharing links on social media groups. Any parent with a 3–18-year-old child was included, and children with chronic medical illnesses or symptoms of organic GI disorders were excluded. Results: Three hundred nineteen subjects were included in the final analysis; the prevalence of functional abdominal pain disorders overall was 6.2% and the prevalence of functional constipation was 8.1%. Conclusions: Functional constipation diagnosis seems to be affected by life stressors or a previous viral illness. Seasonal variations had minimal effect on functional abdominal pain disorder and functional constipation symptom frequency and severity.

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Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children

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“…Social support encompasses significant resilience and a buffering factor against the negative implications of stress ( Schwartz-Attias et al, 2023 ). Stronger social support has been correlated with a higher level of well-being, which is reflected in life satisfaction, the cognitive component of well-being, and positive emotions, reflecting the emotional component of well-being ( Gise and Cohen, 2022 ; Melguizo-Garín et al, 2022 ), as well as lower levels of stress, hopelessness, and depression ( Makhoul Khoury et al, 2018 ). Little is known about the relation between social support and hope among parents of children with cancer.…”

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Well-being in parents of children with cancer: illness perceptions’ mediating role for hope and social support

Schwartz-Attias,

Krulik,

Ronen

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionParents of children with cancer may experience enormous physical and emotional pressures. During such times, perception of the situation can be important in mediating the link between one’s basic resources (mainly cognitive and social) and the well-being one attains as an emotional and cognitive response. This study aimed to explore the role of illness impact perceptions in mediating the link between hope, social support and subjective well-being in parents of children with cancer.MethodsThe cross-sectional study included 108 parents of children aged 7–18 diagnosed with cancer at least 6 months prior to the study. The parents completed one questionnaire comprising five instruments: perceived impact of illness, hope, social support, positive and negative affect (the emotional component of well-being) and life satisfaction (the cognitive component of well-being). Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations were conducted for all study variables. SEM analysis was performed to examine the study’s theoretical model.ResultsThe current sample included 108 parents of children with cancer recruited from two pediatric hematology-oncology wards in two different hospitals in central Israel. Most participants were mothers (70.4%), and the mean age was 44.46. The main results indicated that hope and social support correlated negatively with perceptions of the illness’ impact. Illness impact perceptions mediated the relations between hope, social support and positive emotions, which means that when the parents perceived their child’s illness as less impactful on the family, they experienced higher levels of emotional well-being.ConclusionA parent with social support resources and higher levels of hope experiences higher levels of positive perceptions regarding their child’s illness. Higher levels of positive perceptions allow the parent to express more positive than negative emotions, thus maintaining a more optimal level of subjective emotional well-being. The findings offer implications for healthcare teams to enhance sensitivity to parents’ needs and to help parents attain more resources, positive perceptions, and well-being.

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Perceived stress among single Palestinian women in Israel: a mixed method research

Ibrahim-Dwairy

Kulik

2022

Curr Psychol

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Mastery and social support moderate the effects of educational level on adjustment of Arab mothers of children diagnosed with cancer

Cited by 6 publications

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Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children

Regional and seasonal variations in functional abdominal pain and functional constipation prevalence among Saudi children

Well-being in parents of children with cancer: illness perceptions’ mediating role for hope and social support

Perceived stress among single Palestinian women in Israel: a mixed method research

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