TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of childhood non-malignant life-threatening illness on parents
T2 - Gender differences and predictors of parental adjustment
AU - Mastroyannopoulou, Kiki
AU - Stallard, Paul
AU - Lewis, Mary
AU - Lenton, Simon
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Mental health, family functioning, effects on employment and relationships, coping style, and perceptions of prognosis were assessed in 93 mothers and 78 fathers of children with a life-threatening non-malignant condition. Results indicated high levels of psychological distress, significant effects upon employment and relationships, and a family environment characterised by low expressiveness, cohesion, and high conflict. Differences between mothers and fathers were found on a number of variables. Length of time since diagnosis, level of family cohesion, and sex of parent significantly predicted parental mental health.
AB - Mental health, family functioning, effects on employment and relationships, coping style, and perceptions of prognosis were assessed in 93 mothers and 78 fathers of children with a life-threatening non-malignant condition. Results indicated high levels of psychological distress, significant effects upon employment and relationships, and a family environment characterised by low expressiveness, cohesion, and high conflict. Differences between mothers and fathers were found on a number of variables. Length of time since diagnosis, level of family cohesion, and sex of parent significantly predicted parental mental health.
KW - Adjustment
KW - communication
KW - Coping
KW - Life-threatening illness
KW - Parents
KW - Sex differences
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01600.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01600.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9363581
AN - SCOPUS:0030808727
VL - 38
SP - 823
EP - 829
JO - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
SN - 0021-9630
IS - 7
ER -
