Hardiness and Social Support as Predictors of Stress in Mothers of Typical Children, Children with Autism, and Children with Mental Retardation

This study assessed the effects of social support and hardiness on the level of stress in mothers of typical children and children with developmental disabilities. One hundred and twenty mothers participated (40 mothers of children with autism, 40 mothers of children with mental retardation, and 40...

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Published in:Autism : the international journal of research and practice 2002-03, Vol.6 (1), p.115-130
Main Author: Weiss, Mary Jane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Autism
Autistic children
Biological and medical sciences
Burnout
Children with disabilities
Complaints
Coping
Emotional Adjustment
Exceptional children
Family environment. Family history
Hardiness
Intellectual disabilities
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mental Retardation
Mothers
Parents & parenting
Predictor Variables
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social support
Stress Management
Stress Variables
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Summary:This study assessed the effects of social support and hardiness on the level of stress in mothers of typical children and children with developmental disabilities. One hundred and twenty mothers participated (40 mothers of children with autism, 40 mothers of children with mental retardation, and 40 mothers of typically developing children). Results indicated significant group differences in ratings of depression, anxiety, somatic complaints and burnout. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the best predictors of the dependent measures. Both hardiness and social support were predictive of successful adaptation. The relationships among hardiness, support and coping are discussed.
ISSN:1362-3613
1461-7005
DOI:10.1177/1362361302006001009