The Social Environment and the Adaptation of Mothers of Physically Handicapped Children

Evaluated relationships between social environmental characteristics and adaptation in 50 mothers of congenitally physically handicapped 6- to 11-year-old children. Mothers reported on utilitarian resources, child adjustment, psychosocial family resources, service utilization, and three dimensions o...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 1989-09, Vol.14 (3), p.371-387
Main Authors: Wallander, Jan L., Varni, James W., Babani, Lina, DeHaan, Christine B., Wilcox, Karen Thompson, Banis, Heather Tweddle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy - psychology
Child
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Handicap
Humans
Male
maternal adaptation
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers - psychology
physically handicapped children
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sick Role
Social Environment
spina bifida
Spina Bifida Occulta - psychology
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Summary:Evaluated relationships between social environmental characteristics and adaptation in 50 mothers of congenitally physically handicapped 6- to 11-year-old children. Mothers reported on utilitarian resources, child adjustment, psychosocial family resources, service utilization, and three dimensions of adaptation. Analyses of the concurrent correlational design indicated significant proportions of the variance in mental and social functioning were explained by features of the social environment. Mother's physical health could not be significantly predicted. Consistently strong contributions were made by psychosocial family resources in all adaptation domains.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/14.3.371