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Cuzzocrea, Francesca; Murdaca, Anna Maria; Costa, Sebastiano; Filippello, Pina; Larcan, Rosalba – Child Care in Practice, 2016
The aim of this research was to compare parental stress, coping strategies and social support perceived in families of children with low functioning autism (n = 8), high functioning autism (n = 10), Down syndrome (n = 12) and parents of typically developing children (n = 20). Specifically, the objective was to investigate which variables (coping…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Coping, Social Support Groups
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Ross, Mary Ellen Trail; Aday, Lu Ann – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
This study investigated the degree of stress in 50 African American grandparents ("M" = 63.12 years) who are raising their grandchildren and identified the importance of caregiver characteristics, the caregiving situation, and specific coping strategies that influence stress. Data were collected via interview at senior centers and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Coping, Anxiety, African Americans