Emotional Support For Parents Research Articles

Шкала родительского стресса: адаптация на русскоязычной выборке матерей школьников

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective. </strong>Adaptation of the Parental Stress Scale by J. Berry and V. Jones on a sample of mothers of Russian schoolchildren – first and fourth grade students of elementary schools in Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod region. <br><strong>Background. </strong>Modern parenting research highlights the complex nature of parenting experiences, the diversity of parental practices, the changes associated with the child's upbringing and the dynamics of the family system, and the combination of both positive and negative emotions in parenting. However, there is a noticeable shortage of tools in the Russian-language literature to measure both parental satisfaction and parental stress. <br><strong>Study design. </strong>The study was conducted using an online survey within the “Longitudinal study of factors of school failure”, implemented in Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod region. <strong>Participants. </strong>The study included a sample of 900 mothers of fourth grade and 1120 mothers of the first grade school students. <strong>Measurements.</strong> Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and McDonald's Omega coefficients were used for psychometric data analysis. The PERMA Profiler questionnaire and correlation analysis were used to assess validity based on convergent and discriminant evidence. The data was analyzed in the Jamovi 2022 and R programs. <br><strong>Results. </strong>Factor analyses of the internal structure suggest two factors, including 8 items each. The subscales “Parental stress” and “Parental satisfaction” demonstrate a high level of internal consistency. The assessment of validity based on the convergent and discriminant evidence confirms the reliability and validity of the instrument. <br><strong>Conclusions. </strong>The scale demonstrates good psychometric properties and can be used for parenting research, as well as in applied projects to improve parental competence and emotional support for parents.</p>

Relationship between Emotional Support for Parents and Autistic Children’s Participation in Social and Physical Activities

The purpose of this study was to determine if parents receiving emotional support is positively correlated with children’s participation in physical and social activities and if such a correlation exists between parental emotional support in children labeled as autistic. Data were drawn from 30,501 children aged 6 to 17 years in the 2020 National Survey of Children’s Health database and analyzed using a retrospective cross-sectional approach based on multivariate linear regression models. Results showed parental emotional support was statistically significantly correlated with children’s physical and social activity in the total sample but was not significant for the emotional support of parents with autistic children. The findings suggest that other issues must be considered as contributing factors for parents of autistic children in relation to social and physical activity participation.

Regulasi Emosi dan Penyesuaian Mahasiswa Baru Saat Pandemi: Pentingkah Dukungan Emosional Orang Tua?

The Covid-19 pandemic has made new students of the class of 2020 experience three transitions at once in their lives. It takes a good ability to regulate emotions so that new students are able to pass the transition period successfully. This study aims to examine the role of emotion regulation on the ability to adjust to college during a pandemic through the emotional support of parents as moderators for new students. A total of 247 new students from the 2020 batch of Gadjah Mada University participated voluntarily in filling out the online questionnaire. There are three measuring tools used, namely the Emotion Regulation Scale, Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ), and the Parental Emotional Support Scale. Moderation Regression Analysis was used to test the hypothesis and the results showed that parental emotional support was not proven to moderate the relationship between emotional regulation and college adjustment. However, emotion regulation was shown to have a direct positive effect on academic and social adjustment (p < 0.05).

Reasons Given by ECEC Professionals for (Not) Being in Contact With Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the German government took drastic measures and ordered the temporary closure of early childhood education and care services (apart from emergency care). Most pedagogical professionals in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings were unable to provide institutional care for children during this period, and thus experienced difficulties fulfilling their legally mandated professional obligation to educate children. Building on the importance of professional–parent collaboration, this study investigates the reasons ECEC professionals gave for (not) being in contact with parents during the pandemic. The database comprises a nationwide survey conducted between April and May 2020 (n = 2,560 ECEC professionals). The results show that the vast majority of respondents were in contact with parents; their stated motives include providing informational or emotional support for parents and children, maintaining a relationship, or inquiring about family wellbeing. The explanations for not being in contact with parents include already existing contact with parents by another member of the ECEC staff, an employer-mandated contact ban, problems on the parents’ side, or personal reasons. We find some differences between managers in center-based childcare, pedagogical employes in center-based childcare, and professionals in family based childcare. Practical implications concerning professional–parent collaboration and the temporary closure of ECEC services are discussed.

Effect of Pakistani Parental Role and Teachers’ Role on the Neuroticism Personality of Students

This survey research study was carried out in Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at secondary schools to investigate the impact of parental role and teachers’ role on the neuroticism personality trait of students. Fourteen hundred and thirty-eight (1438) grade 10 students were selected through stratified random sampling techniques from the population of the study. Two questionnaires; one for a parental role, and another for teachers’ roles were developed. The third questionnaire was adopted to probe information about neuroticism personality trait. Results showed that Parents play their role by providing emotional support to their children while teachers maintain a secure environment classroom. Adolescents’ neurotic tendencies are decreased due to emotional support from parents. Similarly motivation of teachers reduces these neurotic tendencies in adolescents. In the same way, the neurotic trend in male students is reduced through the emotional support of parents, and the motivation of teachers.

Emotional support for parents with premature children admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative phenomenological study

Parents who have a premature child in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are in a stressful situation. The aim of this paper is to analyze the emotional support received by parents with premature children admitted to NICUs. A phenomenological qualitative study with an explanatory and interpretative approach was employed. The findings are: 1) The experience and emotions of a premature delivery; showing sadness, guilt and despair, stress, anxiety, and uncertainty over the future of their child. 2) The emotional support received by the father/mother of the partner; discussion of how their partner is cared for, as well as the care given to the premature child and other children in the family; the stress that this causes them on not being able visit all at once. 3) The emotional support offered by the health professionals (doctors, nurses, etc.); parents indicate that they have received very strong support from the nurses, but also that they were not always asked about their feelings when in the NICU. 4) The informal emotional support of relatives and parents in the NICU. After talking with other support mothers, the mothers then felt less guilty. As regards premature birth, the mothers showed feelings of sadness and guilt, asked themselves where they had failed and what they had done wrong.

Mothers' Experiences of Caring for Children Receiving Growth Hormone Treatment

PurposeTo achieve understanding of the meanings of mothers' experiences of caring for children receiving growth hormone treatment (GHT). BackgroundChildren generally begin GHT at a very early age which means parents have significant responsibilities and often endure a complex and difficult pathway with GHT. Design and methodsHermeneutic interpretive phenomenology based on the approach of Gadamer that adhered to the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guidelines. See Supplementary File 1. Data collected through interviews and diaries with mothers (n = 16). ResultsMothers' experiences were framed by three concepts: uncertainty, normalisation and stigma. These concepts were used to elaborate on the four major meanings encapsulating their experience of caring for their children receiving GHT: (1) “It's the right thing to do” (Striving for the security and the wellbeing of the child), (2) “Doubting yourself constantly” (Constant uncertainty), (3) “But then you just get used to it I suppose” (Adhering to GHT and lifestyle changes - the new normal), (4) “I hadn't been told anything about it” (Information behaviour; looking for normality and certainty). ConclusionMothers experienced significant challenges coping with the uncertainties associated with GHT and needed more information and support. The felt stigma of restricted growth, rare medical condition and GHT appeared to hinder some mothers from seeking support. Practice Implications: Healthcare professionals and policy makers need to ensure that services for children receiving GHT include the necessary continuous practical and emotional support for parents along the treatment journey.

Hubungan antara dukungan emosional orangtua dan agresivitas remaja dengan orangtua bercerai

The emergence of aggressive behavior in teenagers can occur due to various factors, the family is one important aspect that is allegedly associated with the pattern adolescent aggressive behavior. The role of parents to adolescent aggressive behavior by providing emotional support needed to suppress aggressive behavior in adolescents themselves. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotional support of parents and the aggressiveness of adolescents with divorced parents. The sampling technique used purposive technique with a subjects were 113 boys and girls with divorced parents aged 12 to 22 years, and lived with one parent. This research instruments using Agression Questionnair scale and the scale of parental emotional support made by the author based on aspects of emotional support by Thoits 1986 with data analysis using SPSS 21. The results show the value of (r) of -0.327 with p 0.000 < 0, 05. It shows that there is a significant negative correlation between parental emotional support and aggressiveness of adolescents with divorced parents. Parental emotional support’s contribution to adolescents with divorced parents aggressiveness of 10.7% (r2 = 0.107)

DOZ047.05: The flip side of the coin

Abstract Background Being two medical doctors (family practitioner and pediatric surgeon) with a son born with a rare type of esophageal atresia we felt the need to explore the nonmedical side of this disease. Aim The aim of this study was to emphasize the role of emotional support for parents with children born with all types of esophageal atresia and to realize the importance of the nonsurgical side—the flip side of the coin, to explore the need for support not only for the patient but also the family. Literature Review and Personal Experience The epidemiology, surgical management, and biological outcome of esophageal atresia with/without trachea-esophageal fistula are well known. The softer, more humane side of this condition, the flipside of the coin, being the cause of PTSD children with OA (mothers > fathers).2 Severe anxiety also seems to be present in some of these parents. A meta-analysis done in 2013 concluded that psychological morbidity associated with esophageal atresia has important implications for clinical practise3; namely, if psychological support is being offered to parents during the neonatal period and continues as part of the long-term follow-up for both parents and the patients, the overall outcome is improved and the biopsychosocial morbidity of the parents decreases. Personal experience has taught us that a good support system is a critical part of a child's clinical treatment plan. Parents need good emotional support in order to be there for their child when he or she needs them. Conclusion Surgeons look at diseases from a technical point of view. They ask how they can surgically fix the problem and improve the patient's quality of life. They often forget the other side that parents need emotional support, someone to be there for them and to listen to their experience in hospital and at home. The family as another patient needs to be treated and included in the overall treatment plan if the intention is to improve the quality of life for both the patients and their families. There is a need to develop a multidisciplinary support system in South Africa to aid patients born with OA and their caring families. This includes the entire family and is not limited to the mothers but also includes fathers and other siblings often overlooked.

Alone in a Crowd? Parents of Children with Rare Diseases' Experiences of Navigating the Healthcare System.

A disorder is considered a rare disease if it affects 1 in 2000, hence, while independently unique, collectively, these conditions are quite common. Many rare diseases are diagnosed during childhood, and therefore parents become primary caregivers in addition to their parental role. Despite the prevalence of rare diseases among children, there has been little research focused on parents' experiences of navigating the healthcare system, a gap we begin to address in this study. Guided by an interpretive description methodology, participants were recruited through online listservs and posting flyers at a pediatric hospital in Western Canada. Sixteen parents (15 mothers and 1 father) participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews between April 2013 and March 2014. Data were analyzed inductively, generating the main study themes. Findings illuminated the challenges parents' experienced on their child's diagnostic journey-from seeking, to receiving, to adjusting to the rare disease diagnosis. Following diagnosis, gaps, and barriers to services resulted in parents pursuing services that could support their child's unique care needs, which often resulted in out-of-pocket payments and changes to employment. Parents found peer support, both online and in person, to be an effective resource. This study illustrates the common challenges experienced by parents of children with rare diseases as they navigate the healthcare system. Parents' role as "expert caregiver" was rarely acknowledged by healthcare providers, pointing to the need to foster more egalitarian relationships. As well, parents were burdened with the additional role of care coordinator, a role that could be filled formally by a healthcare provider. Lastly, peer support was a key resource in terms of information and emotional support for parents who often begin their journey feeling isolated and alone. Policies and programs are needed that validate the invisible care work of parents and ensure adequate formal supports are in place to mitigate potential sources of inequity for these families. Furthermore, genetic counselors can play a key role in ensuring parents' informational needs are addressed at the time of diagnosis and in connecting families who share common experiences regardless of the rare disease diagnosis.

What's the fuss about? Parent presentations of fussy eating to a parenting support helpline.

To characterise parent presentations of fussy eating and mealtime interactions at a point of crisis, through analyses of real-time recordings of calls to a parenting helpline. Qualitative analysis included an inductive thematic approach to examine clinical parent presentations of fussy eating and derive underlying themes relating to mealtime interactions. Calls made to the Child Health Line regarding feeding concerns were recorded and transcribed verbatim. From a corpus of 723 calls made during a 4-week period in 2009, twelve were from parents of children aged 6-48 months. Parents of infants (≤12 months, n 6) presented feeding concerns as learning challenges in the process of transitioning from a milk-based to a solid-based diet, while parents of toddlers (13-48 months, n 6) presented emotional accounts of feeding as an intractable problem. Parents presented their child's eating behaviour as a battle (conflict), in which their children's agency over limited intake and variety of foods (child control) was constructed as 'bad' or 'wrong'. Escalating parent anxiety (parent concern) had evoked parent non-responsive feeding practices or provision of foods the child preferred. Real-time descriptions of young children's fussy eating at a time of crisis that initiated parents' call for help have captured the highly charged emotional underpinnings of mealtime interactions associated with fussy eating. Importantly, they show the child's emerging assertion of food autonomy can escalate parents' emotional distress that, in the short term, initiates non-responsive feeding practices. The current study identifies the importance of educational and emotional support for parents across the period of introducing solids.

Perceived Needs for Support Program for Family With Child Sexual Abuse Victim in South Korea: Focus Group Interview With Therapists and Mothers

ABSTRACTThis study assessed perceived needs for psychological support program for family with victim of child sexual abuse in South Korea. We conducted two separate focus group interviews with five therapists who served child sexual abuse victims and families as well as four mothers of a child sexual abuse victim. Consensual qualitative research analysis revealed four domains: Emotional support for parents, psychoeducation, family therapy, and tailored and flexible service delivery. Core ideas of the four domains were identified. The results were consistent with the family support program contents developed in Western countries and suggested culture-specific contents and culturally sensitive service delivery. Clinical implications for developing family support program in South Korea were discussed.

Family quality of life among families of children with atopic dermatitis.

BackgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) may cause emotional distress and impairs the quality of life (QoL) in children and their families.ObjectiveWe examined family QoL of children with AD and explored associated factors such as disease severity and psychosocial factors among parents of children with AD.MethodsStudy participants were 78 children (1 month to 16 years old) diagnosed with AD and their parents visiting an outpatient clinic of the Department of Pediatrics in Inha University Hospital. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and medical record review. Parents completed the Dermatitis Family Impact questionnaire (DFI), the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Korean Parenting Stress Index. For children aged below 6-year-old, parents were asked to complete the Infants' Dermatologic Quality of Life. SCOring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD), Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 Generic Core Scale were also completed.ResultsThe mean age of parents and children were 37.4 ± 5.3 years and 65.1 ± 45.7 months, respectively. Among them, 87.2% of parents were mothers and 60.3% of children were boys. The mean score of DFI was 11.2 ± 6.0. The mean SCORAD score was 28.3 ± 16.1. Family who experienced strong negative emotionality had a 3.8 times higher probability of experiencing a lower QoL than parents who did not (odds ratio [OR], 3.82; p = 0.041). Family of children with higher severity of AD had a 6.6 times (OR, 6.55; p = 0.018) higher probability of experiencing a low family QoL than their less-severe counterparts. Families of girls with AD had a lower QoL (OR, 8.40; p = 0.003) than families of boys.ConclusionFamily QoL among parents of children with AD was low and associated with parent’s psychosocial characteristics as well as disease severity of the children. Considering parental involvement in AD management for children, emotional support for parents can be helpful in long journey of disease management.

Family bond and family obligation: Continuity and transformation

In examining family relations in contemporary China the article reports the findings of an empirical investigation, which are discussed in terms of recent accounts in the specialist literature. While the individualization thesis suggests that the bonds between family members are diminishing and that family obligations are similarly less significant than they used to be, it is shown here that family bonds and obligations remain strong, even though the grounds on which they are performed and the attitudes and emotions associated with them have undergone change since China’s marketization from the 1980s. The individualization thesis neglects the process of reinterpretation and re-negotiation of filial obligation, and fails to appreciate that modification of filial behaviour is initiated not only by the younger generation but also by the older. The article shows that contemporary filial relations are less concerned with authority, and more directed to financial and emotional support for parents, and from parents to children both adult and dependent.

The neonatal nurses' view of their role in emotional support of parents and its complexities

To explore the nurses' views of their role both in the neonatal intensive care unit and in the provision of interacting with, and emotionally supporting, families. The neonatal intensive care nurse has a large and complex clinical role and also a role of emotional supporter for parents in the neonatal intensive care unit. Identifying components of their role and recognising the elements within the nursery that obstruct or encourage this role can allow for modification of nurse education and peer support. Qualitative study based on semistructured interviews. Nine neonatal nurses from a single neonatal intensive care unit were interviewed and the data analysed thematically using NVIVO version 10. Participants viewed their role as an enjoyable yet difficult one, requiring seniority, training and experience. They provided support to parents by communicating, listening, providing individualised support and by encouraging parental involvement with their baby. Constructive elements that contributed to the provision of support included a positive neonatal intensive care unit environment and providing a parent support group. More obstructive elements were a lack of physical neonatal intensive care unit space, little time available for nurse-to-parent conversation and language and cultural barriers between nurses and parents. The role of the neonatal nurse in providing emotional support is complex and requires a high level of ongoing support and education for staff, and minimisation of physical and staff-related obstructions. The modern neonatal intensive care unit offers complex medical and nursing services and with this care comes higher needs from both babies and their parents. Neonatal intensive care unit nurses should be supported in their roles by having peer support available in the neonatal intensive care unit and education and training in emotional support and counselling skills. The nursing staff also require a comfortable and practical physical working space in which to assist parents to be with their baby.

The development of satisfaction with service-related choices for disabled young people with degenerative conditions: evidence from parents’ accounts

Satisfaction with service-related choices has not received much research attention, especially beyond medical/health-related decisions. This paper reports findings from an analysis of parents' accounts of making service-related choices with, or on behalf of, a disabled son or daughter with a degenerative condition. It focuses particularly on factors and processes, which contribute to parents' satisfaction. This is particularly interesting given that sub-optimal outcomes or negative consequences are often experienced following a service-related choice being implemented. The data reported here were collected as part of a larger, longitudinal study (the Choice and Change project) of service users' experiences of choice-making, including the outcomes and consequences of those choices. Parents of disabled young people with degenerative conditions formed part of this sample. The accounts of 14 of these parents, collected over three interviews during a two and a half-year period, all of whom expressed satisfaction with the medium- to long-term outcomes of a service-related choice, were selected for specific analyses to understand what underlies satisfaction with service-related choices. Clarity of the desired outcome for the young person supported effective decision-making and led parents to feel confident that the best possible choice was being made. Evidence of desired outcomes being attained were used by parents to 'trade off' the negative consequences of a choice. These included the considerable demands placed on parents' personal, financial and practical resources to operationalise a choice, and the emotional impact incurred by significant changes such as the loss of the carer role. The passage of time was important in allowing evidence of positive outcomes to emerge, psychological or emotional adjustments to be made, and for parents to develop trust in new service providers. The findings suggest that practitioners can have an important role in both practical and emotional support for parents' choice-making for, or with, their disabled son/daughter.

Influencing Factors on Family Stress, Family Meaning and Family Adaptation in Families with High Risk Neonates

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among family stress, family meaning and family adaptation of families with high risk neonates. The date was collected on the basis of self- report questionnaires (August 2004 to March 2005); Tow-hundred twelve parents, who had high risk neonates in C hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, participated on request. Family sense of coherence, family meaning, social support, family stress, marital communication and patient condition had a significant, direct effect on family adaptation. Family cohesion, religion, confidence in the health professional, and length of stay had a significant, direct effect on family meaning. The results of this study suggest the consequences associated with high risk neonates may be alleviated by a family support intervention designed to improve parental communication skills as well as to maintain family cohesiveness. Medical care could also encourage more emotional support of parents towards their neonate.

Determinants of parental decisions on 'drop out' from cancer treatment for childhood cancer patients.

Little is known about the psychosocial process of parental decisions on 'drop out' from cancer treatment for paediatric patients in Taiwan. This study, based on structured in-depth interviews, attempted to document the determinants of parental decisions on drop out. A total of 19 parents of paediatric cancer patients who dropped out from a cancer treatment for at least a month within 3 years since first treatment were interviewed. Content analysis of qualitative data revealed six categories of determinants associated with parental decisions: suffering severe pain from medical treatments and adverse side-effects; desire for better and less painful treatments; adverse effect of other patients' experiences; searching for possible explanations for disease after prolonged denial of diagnosis; lack of empathy from health care professionals; and misinterpretation of improved prognostics. These findings reflected the deficiency of psychological and emotional support for parents from health care professionals prior to and during cancer treatment.

Management of Neonatal Obstructive Jaundice

A plan of management of neonatal obstructive jaundice is proposed for use in units specializing in the treatment of this difficult condition. Reliance is placed in needle liver biopsy used early (and repeatedly if necessary) to judge the rate of development of fibrosis in the liver and to reach a diagnosis. Blind porto-enterostomy is used in biliary atresia when no patent proximal duct is found. Emotional support of parents through this long illness is important. The procedures described should not be attempted by surgeons less experienced with this disease.