Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among the gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy and parenting stress, sense of control, and depression in their mothers. Data were collected from 247 children with cerebral palsy and their mothers. To verify the relationship among variables, path analysis was performed. The control variables included the sex and age of the children. The proposed model showed good fit indices. Gross motor function had an indirect effect on parenting stress and depression and a direct effect on parenting stress and self-control (as parenting sense of control). Parenting stress had an indirect effect on depression and a direct effect on self-control and depression. This result suggests the importance of improving the gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy and self-control in the mothers, as well as decreasing parenting stress to reduce the level of the mothers’ depression. Considering the mediating effect of self-control on depression, programs designed to enhance self-control could be effective in decreasing depression in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.
Highlights
Parents of children with disabilities are known to experience more depression than parents of typically developing children in the process of accepting new and valuable information about their children’s disabilities [1]
This study aims to determine the relationship among gross motor function, parenting stress, self-control, and depression in mothers of children with cerebral palsy
The results of this study showed that alleviating parenting stress in mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) was associated with reducing depression
Summary
Parents of children with disabilities are known to experience more depression than parents of typically developing children in the process of accepting new and valuable information about their children’s disabilities [1]. Children with developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, and cerebral palsy (CP), display varying degrees of dysfunction in the acquisition of motor, cognitive, language, or social skills. One study reported a range of depression incidence rates of 10% to 59% in mothers of children with autism spectrum, 10% to 79% in mothers of children with fragile X syndrome, and. CP refers to a group of disorders that are caused by non-progressive lesions or damage to the immature brain, leading to abnormal muscle tone and movement disorders. These disorders can be accompanied by sensory, cognitive, communication, and intellectual disabilities [4]
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