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Religious Coping, Meaning-Making and Stress: Perspective of Support Staff of Children with Disabilities in Residential Disability Centres in Oman
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Emam, Mahmoud; Al-Bahrani, Muna – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
Staff providing support to children with disabilities in residential disability centres in Oman are exposed to stressful work environments which may put them at an increased risk of burnout. Previous research has examined predictors of stress in disability support staff, but there is little consensus as the findings are inconclusive. Using a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spiritual Development, Coping, Anxiety
The Impact of Accommodative Coping on Well-Being in Childhood and Adolescence: Longitudinal Findings
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Thomsen, Tamara; Fritz, Viktoria; Mößle, Regine; Greve, Werner – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
Coping research has consistently shown that accommodative coping is positively correlated with individuals' health. Until now, however, there have been little to no studies on the prognostic impact of accommodative coping on health, and only a few studies investigating its buffering effect on the relation between stress and health in childhood and…
Descriptors: Coping, Well Being, Children, Longitudinal Studies
Parents' and Children's Beliefs about Peer Victimization: Attributions, Coping Responses, and Child Adjustment
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Harper, Bridgette D. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2012
This study examined how parents' and children's beliefs about peer victimization are related to children's adjustment. A mediational model was proposed that addressed how adjustment is predicted by degree of victimization, as well as causal attributions of and coping responses to victimization. The participants were 100 fifth- or sixth-grade…
Descriptors: Coping, Victims, Children, Beliefs
Parent Perceived Impact of Spaniard Boys' and Girls' Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Oppositional Defiant Behaviors on Family Life
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Bauermeister, Jose J.; Puente, Anibal; Martinez, Jose V.; Cumba, Eduardo; Scandar, Ruben O.; Bauermeister, Jose A. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: This study examined the impact of inattention, hyperactivity, and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) behaviors and gender on family life. Method: We created scales for the Family Experiences Inventory (FEI) in a nonclinical sample of Spaniard families with children ages 6 to 12 years (N = 369) and analyzed the perceived impact of these…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Siblings, Foreign Countries, Family Life
Child, Parent and Family Factors as Predictors of Adjustment for Siblings of Children with a Disability
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Giallo, R.; Gavidia-Payne, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2006
Background: Siblings adjust to having a brother or sister with a disability in diverse ways. This study investigated a range of child, parent and family factors as predictors of sibling adjustment outcomes. Methods: Forty-nine siblings (aged 7-16 years) and parents provided information about (1) sibling daily hassles and uplifts; (2) sibling…
Descriptors: Investigations, Parent Child Relationship, Coping, Multiple Regression Analysis
Social Support and Self-Esteem Effects on Psychological Adjustment in Children and Adolescents with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.
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Varni, James W.; And Others – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1989
The mediation of family and peer social support and self-esteem in the relationship between chronic strain and psychological adjustment in children and adolescents with juvenile diabetes is investigated. Family support is more important than peer support for children, while the opposite holds for adolescents. Self-esteem benefits both groups. (AF)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Children