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    Predictors of psychological adjustment, experienced parenting burden and chronic sorrow symptoms in parents of children with cerebral palsy

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    Whittingham, K.
    Wee, D.
    Sanders, M.
    Boyd, Roslyn
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Whittingham, K. and Wee, D. and Sanders, M. and Boyd, R. 2013. Predictors of psychological adjustment, experienced parenting burden and chronic sorrow symptoms in parents of children with cerebral palsy. Child: Care, Health and Development. 39 (3): pp. 366-373.
    Source Title
    Child: Care, Health and Development
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01396.x
    ISSN
    0305-1862
    School
    School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4763
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Aim To investigate the role of child behaviour, parental coping and experiential avoidance in predicting the psychological outcomes of: (i) psychological symptoms; (ii) chronic sorrow symptoms; and (iii) experienced parenting burden in parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method This study is a cross-sectional, correlational study. Ninety-four parents of children (aged 2-12 years) with CP (various levels of motor functioning GMFCS I-V) participated. Results Together, the three predictors of child behaviour, parental coping and experiential avoidance explained 36.8% of the variance in psychological symptoms with child behavioural problems and experiential avoidance as significant unique predictors. In addition, 15.8% of the variance in chronic sorrow symptoms was explained by the three predictors with experiential avoidance alone as a significant unique predictor. Lastly, the predictors together explained 24.3% of the variance in experienced parenting burden with child behavioural problems and experiential avoidance as significant unique predictors. Conclusions This study demonstrates a relationship between child behavioural problems and parental psychological symptoms and experienced parenting burden as well as a relationship between experiential avoidance and parental psychological symptoms, experienced parenting burden and chronic sorrow symptoms. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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