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Psychological acceptance mediates the impact of the behaviour problems of children with intellectual disability on fathers psychological adjustment

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MacDonald, Elaine E., Hastings, Richard P. and Fitzsimons, Elaine (2010) Psychological acceptance mediates the impact of the behaviour problems of children with intellectual disability on fathers psychological adjustment. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual disabilities, Volume 23 (Number 1). pp. 27-37. doi:10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00546.x

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Abstract

Background: Previous research with mothers of children with intellectual disabilities has shown that psychological acceptance is related to maternal psychological well-being. The present research extended this line of enquiry to fathers and explored the potential for psychological acceptance to mediate the impact of children’s behaviour problems on paternal well-being.

Method: Ninety-nine fathers of 67 boys and 32 girls with intellectual disability, between 6 and 18 years of age, participated in a questionnaire study. Psychological acceptance of difficult/negative emotions and thoughts associated with interactions with the child with intellectual disability were measured alongside ratings of the child’s behaviour problems and paternal negative (stress, anxiety, depression) and positive (‘positive gain’) well-being.

Results: Psychological acceptance was found to partially mediate the impact of child behaviour problems on paternal stress, anxiety, and depression. Acceptance was also a positive predictor of fathers’ perceptions of positive gain associated with raising their child with intellectual disability. However, it could not function as a potential mediator of positive gain in the present research because fathers’ ratings of their child’s behaviour problems were not associated with paternal positive gain.

Conclusions: Implications for practice include the potential of acceptance-based interventions, and other psychological interventions targeting acceptance and avoidance processes (e.g. mindfulness-based approaches), to positively affect paternal psychological adjustment.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual disabilities
Publisher: Blackwell
ISSN: 1360-2322
Official Date: January 2010
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January 2010Published
Volume: Volume 23
Number: Number 1
Page Range: pp. 27-37
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2009.00546.x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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