Parenting stress in families of children with disabilities

Authors
Smith, TB Oliver, MNI Innocenti, MS
Citation
Tb. Smith et al., Parenting stress in families of children with disabilities, AM J ORTHOP, 71(2), 2001, pp. 257-261
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
00029432 → ACNP
Volume
71
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
257 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9432(200104)71:2<257:PSIFOC>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Using measures of child and family functioing, this study evaluated levels of parenting stress in 880 families of children with disabilities. Results suggest that factors such as income, time available for interaction with th e child, and social support predict parenting stress much better than do as pects of child functioning. Implications for intervention and for future re search are discussed.