Predictors of depressive symptoms in primary caregivers of young children with or at risk for developmental delay

Abstract

These findings suggest that early intervention programmes should carefully consider the interaction of child characteristics (e.g. Diagnosis and behaviour problems), caregiver resources (e.g. coping strategies and social support), and parental mental health and mood when planning and tailoring services for families of children with or at risk for DD.

Ways of coping and mental burnout of Bedouin mothers compared to Bedouin fathers of children with ASD

“…Withdrawal from a stressful situation may be associated with increased level of stress, parental depression and decreased level of positive mood [27][28][29]. It follows from the results of the present study that mothers of children with ASD should be supported in developing those coping methods that will protect them from stress and reduce its negative consequences.…”

Initial Development of the Health Promoting Activities Scale to Measure the Leisure Participation of Mothers of Children With Disabilities

“…The link between caring and maternal health has often been assumed to be the result of grief (Green, 2007), social isolation (Davis et al, 2010;Feldman et al, 2007;Skok, Harvey, & Reddihough, 2006), constant pressure to navigate a largely unresponsive health care system on their child's behalf (Green, 2007;Llewellyn, Thompson, & Whybrow, 2004), and social stigma related to raising a child with a disability (Green, 2003). No research has explored the relationship between maternal health and the occupations that a mother participates in outside of caregiving.…”

Zutrauen in die eigene Kompetenz als bedeutsames Merkmal familienorientierter Frühförderung

“…Eltern mit geringem Vertrauen in die eigenen Fä-higkeiten neigen dazu, bei Schwierigkeiten rascher aufzugeben, eher auf emotionsregulierende statt problemorientierte Bewältigungsstrategien zurückzugreifen, Misserfolge internal zu attribuieren und generell weniger zufrieden mit ihrer Rolle zu sein (Bandura, 1982;Coleman u. Karraker, 1998 (Affleck, Allen, McGrade, McQueeney, 1982). Das Zutrauen in ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten korreliert in Familien von Kindern mit kognitiver Behinderung oder autistischem Störungsbild signifikant mit dem Grad, in dem sich die Eltern als depressiv schildern (Feldman et al, 2007;Lloyd u. Hastings, 2009;Sarimski, 2010). Hoch belastete Eltern erleben die eigenen Handlungen in der Gestaltung des Alltags mit ihren Kindern als wenig wirksam und effektiv (Bellingrath, Iskenius-Emmler, Haberl, Nußbeck, 2009 …”