PARENTING STRESS IN FAMILIES WITH CRANIOF ACIALLY DISORDERED CHILDREN

Authors
SARIMSKI K
Citation
K. Sarimski, PARENTING STRESS IN FAMILIES WITH CRANIOF ACIALLY DISORDERED CHILDREN, Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, 46(1), 1997, pp. 2-14
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00327034
Volume
46
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2 - 14
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-7034(1997)46:1<2:PSIFWC>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The birth of a child with craniofacial disorders creates tremendous st ress on the parents' coping ressources. In a postal survey 41 mothers and 32 fathers of children with Apert syndrome report stress concernin g acceptance problems and low self-confidence. Both, mothers and fathe rs express a comparable degree of emotional stress. The quality of fam ily relationships reveals as a buffering factor in coping.