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Maternal stress and the functions of positivity in mothers of children with intellectual disability

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Jess, Mikeda , Totsika, Vasiliki and Hastings, Richard P. (2018) Maternal stress and the functions of positivity in mothers of children with intellectual disability. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27 . pp. 3753-3763. doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1186-1

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Abstract

Although mothers raising children with Intellectual Disability (ID) report poorer mental health than parents raising typically developing children, they also report feelings of positivity; both generally and specific to their child. To date little is known about the function of maternal positivity thus, we explored the putative compensatory and protective functions of maternal positivity, within both a cross-sectional and one-year longitudinal framework that examined the relationship between children’s behaviour and mental health problems with maternal mental health problems. Participants included 135 mothers of children with severe ID who were between 3 and 18 years of age. Multiple linear regression models investigated the potential function of maternal positivity. At a cross-sectional level, maternal positivity was found to be a significant independent predictor of maternal stress and moderated the impact of child behaviour problems on maternal parenting stress. Longitudinally, maternal positivity did not have a direct effect on later parenting stress nor function as a moderator. Findings from our cross-sectional analysis are consistent with the view that positivity serves a compensatory function. Further exploration is needed to understand the longitudinal function of maternal positivity.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Mother and child -- Psychological aspects, Stress (Psychology), Intellectual disability
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Child and Family Studies
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
ISSN: 1062-1024
Official Date: November 2018
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DateEvent
November 2018Published
20 July 2018Available
Volume: 27
Page Range: pp. 3753-3763
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-018-1186-1
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access

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