Parenting Stress In Mothers Research Articles

Parenting stress and parenting styles in mothers of ADHD with mothers of normal children

This paper aims to compare parenting stress among Mothers with ADHD children and normal children. The causal- comparing method was used. The statistical community included 5 to 12 years old children who were referred to child professional psychiatry clinics (I bn-e-sina and Shaykh Doctor Hospitals). All Mothers of normal children (5 to 12 years old) were selected in primary and preschools in the fourth district area of Mashhad by available 50 parents with ADHD children and 80 Mothers with normal children were selected by cluster sampling. The instruments composed of parenting styles Diana Bum scale and index parenting stress (PSI). Data was used from statistical T-test styles in independent groups by, two ways of ANOVAs analysis. Results showed that there was a significant difference between parenting stress in Mothers of ADHD children and mother of normal children .And there was a significant difference between parenting styles among Mothers of ADHD children and mother of normal children .Also there was a significant difference between parenting stress level and parenting styles in Mothers of ADHD, children and mother of normal children And parenting stress level had an effect on selecting parenting styles with ADHD children. In the other words the higher parenting stress is, the more arbitrary parenting styles will be.

Effects of Natural Childbirth Preparation Versus Standard Antenatal Education on Epidural Rates, Experience of Childbirth, and Parental Stress in Mothers and Fathers: A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 30(3):p 152-153, September 2010. | DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000386822.05009.6e

Self-reported depressive symptoms and parental stress in mothers and fathers who bring their infants to an infant mental health clinic

Background: The parental functioning and its influence upon infant mental health development have been extensively studied but there are few clinical studies investigating less severe psychiatric problems among mothers and fathers in the same family. Aim: This study focuses on the emotional well-being of mothers and fathers who bring their infants to an Infant Mental Health Clinic. Methods: The studied sample is comprised of 63 families with 0–47-month-old infants where the mothers completed the Center for Epidemiological Study—Depression Scale (CES-D), including 43 families in which the CES-D was completed by both parents. In 44 families, the mothers also filled in the Swedish Parental Stress Questionnaire (SPSQ), including 32 where the SPSQ was completed by both parents. The children were independently classified with the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC 0–3). Results: Altogether, 54% of the mothers and 11% of the fathers reported depressive symptoms above the CES-D clinical cut-off. Self-rated depressive symptoms and parental stress were strongly related. The mothers' self-rated depressive symptoms were associated with the severity of their infant's problems, but the association was not specific to the DC 0–3 Axis I classification. The mothers' stress level was marginally related to DC 0–3 Axis II relationship classification. Conclusion: The results indicate that the inclusion of systematic parental self-ratings in infant mental health assessments could add clinical information facilitating the planning of family oriented interventions.

P468 Effects of natural childbirth preparation versus standard antenatal education on epidural rates, experience of childbirth and parental stress in mothers and fathers: a randomised controlled multicentre trial

International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsVolume 107, Issue S2 p. S546-S546 Poster presentations P468 Effects of natural childbirth preparation versus standard antenatal education on epidural rates, experience of childbirth and parental stress in mothers and fathers: a randomised controlled multicentre trial M. Bergström, M. BergströmSearch for more papers by this authorH. Kieler, H. KielerSearch for more papers by this authorU. Waldenström, U. WaldenströmSearch for more papers by this author M. Bergström, M. BergströmSearch for more papers by this authorH. Kieler, H. KielerSearch for more papers by this authorU. Waldenström, U. WaldenströmSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 November 2009 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7292(09)61959-7Citations: 3AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume107, IssueS2Abstracts of XIX FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and ObstetricsOctober 2009Pages S546-S546 RelatedInformation

Correlative research in parenting stress, social support and coping style in mothers of children with autism

Objective To explore the relationship between parenting stress and social support, cop-ing style in mothers of children with autism. Methods 105 mothers with autistic children(the observation group) and 100 mothers with healthy children (the control group) were investigated by questionnaires, which included parenting stress index-short form (PSI-SF), social support scale and simplified coping style questionnaire. And then the relationship between parenting stress, social support and coping style was ana-lyzed among them. Results Mothers of children with autism experienced a significantly higher level in the total score of parenting stress and all the domains when compared with mothers of healthy children. Par-enting stress was negatively correlated with social support. Conclusions Mothers of children with autism generally experience a significantly higher level than parents of healthy children in the total parenting stress and all the domains. Social support could reduce parenting stress of mothers with autistic children. Key words: Children with antism; Parenting stress; Social support; Coping style

Effects of natural childbirth preparation versus standard antenatal education on epidural rates, experience of childbirth and parental stress in mothers and fathers: a randomised controlled multicentre trial

ObjectiveTo examine the effects of antenatal education focussing on natural childbirth preparation with psychoprophylactic training versus standard antenatal education on the use of epidural analgesia, experience of childbirth and parental stress in first-time mothers and fathers.DesignRandomised controlled multicentre trial.SettingFifteen antenatal clinics in Sweden between January 2006 and May 2007.SampleA total of 1087 nulliparous women and 1064 of their partners.MethodsNatural group: Antenatal education focussing on natural childbirth preparation with training in breathing and relaxation techniques (psychoprophylaxis). Standard care group: Standard antenatal education focussing on both childbirth and parenthood, without psychoprophylactic training. Both groups: Four 2-hour sessions in groups of 12 participants during third trimester of pregnancy and one follow-up after delivery.Main outcome measuresEpidural analgesia during labour, experience of childbirth as measured by the Wijma Delivery Experience Questionnaire (B), and parental stress measured by the Swedish Parenthood Stress Questionnaire.ResultsThe epidural rate was 52% in both groups. There were no statistically significant differences in the experience of childbirth or parental stress between the randomised groups, either in women or men. Seventy percent of the women in the Natural group reported having used psychoprophylaxis during labour. A minority in the Standard care group (37%) had also used this method, but subgroup analysis where these women were excluded did not change the principal findings.ConclusionNatural childbirth preparation including training in breathing and relaxation did not decrease the use of epidural analgesia during labour, nor did it improve the birth experience or affect parental stress in early parenthood in nulliparous women and men, compared with a standard form of antenatal education.

P02-183 The effectiveness of little bird programme on improvement of mental health and decrease parental stress in mothers of autistic children

This study was a trail of an intervention named Little Bird aimed to decrease parental stress and improve mental health in mothers of autistic children. The sample was 24 mothers of autistic children. The intervention compared across two groups, an intervention group and non-intervention control group. The result indicate that, compared with the control group, mothers in intervention group reported significant improvement in mental health and significant decrease in parental stress following the intervention, at the end of programme and 1 month follow-up.

Estresse e adaptação psicossocial em mães de crianças com transtorno de déficit de atenção/hiperatividade

O presente estudo investigou o estresse parental em maes de criancas com Transtorno de Deficit de Atencao/Hiperatividade (TDAH) (n=30), de criancas com TDAH e comorbidade com o Transtorno Opositor Desafiador (TOD) (n=30), e com desenvolvimento tipico (n=30). Alem disso, foram investigadas possiveis correlacoes do estresse parental, com as estrategias de coping, apoio social e severidade do TDAH. As maes foram avaliadas a partir dos seguintes instrumentos: Questionario de Suporte Social (SSQ); Inventario de Coping Parental - Area da Saude - CHIP; Questionario de Estresse Parental para Pais de Crianca com Transtorno de Desenvolvimento; MTA SNAP-IV Escala de pontuacao para pais e professores. Dentre outros fatores, os resultados indicaram que as maes das criancas com TDAH combinado e TDAH + TOD apresentaram mais estresse parental do que maes de criancas com desenvolvimento tipico e que o apoio social, o coping auto-estima e medico atuaram como moderadores do estresse parental.

Maternal parenting stress and its correlates in families with a young child with cerebral palsy

To investigate factors predicting parenting stress in mothers of pre-school children with cerebral palsy. Eighty mothers and children participated. Mothers completed the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) and the following measures of family functioning: family support, family cohesion and adaptability, coping strategies, family needs and locus of control. Children were assessed using the Griffiths Scales and the Gross Motor Function measure. The child's home environment was assessed using Home Observation for Measuring the Environment. Mothers had higher mean total PSI scores than the means for the typical sample; 43% had total PSI scores above the threshold for clinical assessment. Cluster analysis demonstrated five distinct clusters of families, more than half of whom were coping well. High stress items were role restriction, isolation and poor spouse support, and having a child who was perceived as less adaptable and more demanding. Lower stress items indicated that this sample of mothers found their children emotionally reinforcing and had close emotional bonds. Regression analysis showed that the factors most strongly related to parenting stress levels were high family needs, low family adaptability and cognitive impairment in the child. The results confirmed the individuality of families, and that individual characteristics of coping and feeling in control, together with family support and cohesion, are associated with variation in amount of stress experienced in parenting a child with cerebral palsy.

Longitudinal study on the predictors of parental stress in mothers and fathers of toddlers

Aim. Longitudinal study on the predictors of parental stress in mothers and fathers of toddlers.Background. To study whether anxiety, depression, or marital problems increase the parenting stress in parents of toddlers.Methods. At early pregnancy, 2 – 3 months, and 2 – 3 years after delivery, 214 low-risk couples filled in questionnaires on their marital relationship, social support, child's temperament, and self-evaluated competence in routine care-taking. In hierarchical regression analyses, they were used as predictors of parental stress.Results. Those mothers who in early pregnancy had adequate social support, adaptive social strategies, and high self-esteem, and who had given birth vaginally, enjoyed breastfeeding, and whose spouse supported breastfeeding reported less stress 2 – 3 years later. Pregnancy-related anxiety, depression, general anxiety, neuroticism, and vulnerability in early pregnancy, as well as child's temperament and low self-estimated competence in routine care-taking measured at both 2 – 3 months and 2 – 3 years after childbirth predicted parental stress. Depression and living alone in early pregnancy, and the child-related variables (temperament and care-taking, measured both at 2 – 3 months and 2 – 3 years after childbirth) predicted high parenting stress in fathers of toddlers.Conclusions. Parental stress in toddlers' parents was predicted both by the temperament of the child, and by the parents' depression, self-esteem, and anxiety, as well as by lack of support and low self-evaluated competence in routine care-taking.

Behavior patterns in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Report on the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy behavior workshop 8–9 of December 2006, Philadelphia, USA

Eighteen participants representing clinicians, scientists, parents, industry, and public health agencies involved in the assessment and treatment of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA met in Philadelphia on December 8–9, 2006 to attend a workshop addressing behavioral issues among children and young adults with DMD. The workshop, sponsored by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD–USA), was organized in response to parent and clinician concerns regarding behavior associated with DMD, and its subsequent impact on patient and family quality of life. For the purposes of clarification, in this report the term ‘‘behavior’’ is defined as readily observable external actions and responses, as well as internal affective/emotional states. The aims of the workshop were to (1) evaluate current findings and determine whether characteristic behaviors occur among boys and young men with DMD, (2) examine etiological factors contributing to behavior patterns in DMD, and (3) develop recommendations for research and intervention strategies. DMD is a genetic disorder occurring in approximately one in 3300 live male births. Mutations in the dystrophin gene result in an absence of dystrophin or a non-functional dystrophin protein. The different types and locations of the mutation are highly variable across individuals, and it is

Stress parental des mères d’enfants d’âge préscolaire atteints d’eczéma atopique

L’eczéma atopique est une maladie pouvant affecter jusqu’à un enfant d’âge préscolaire sur cinq. Cette affection a des répercussions sur la vie familiale dues aux traitements demandés et aux précautions à appliquer afin de réduire les irritants environnementaux pouvant exacerber les symptômes de la maladie. L’objectif principal de cette étude est d’identifier les facteurs ayant une incidence sur le stress parental des mères d’enfants d’âge préscolaire atteints de dermatite atopique. Trente et une dyades mère-enfant provenant de 27 familles biparentales ont participé à l’étude. L’analyse corrélationnelle confirme une relation positive entre l’évaluation par la mère de la gravité de l’état de la peau de l’enfant, son rôle de principale pourvoyeuse des soins à l’enfant atteint d’eczéma atopique et son niveau de stress parental. Par ailleurs, une relation négative entre la satisfaction de l’aide qu’elle reçoit et son niveau de stress parental est observée. Enfin, une analyse de régression multiple a permis de hiérarchiser les trois variables ayant une incidence notable sur le niveau de stress de ces mères. Par ordre d’importance, ces variables sont : la satisfaction de l’aide reçue, le fait que la mère soit la principale pourvoyeuse de soins à l’enfant et enfin, l’évaluation de la gravité de l’état de la peau par la mère. Ces résultats devraient inciter davantage les intervenants en contact avec ces mères à évaluer leur réseau d’aide ainsi que leur perception de la gravité de la maladie afin de diminuer les stresseurs associés à l’exercice de leur rôle parental.

Parental stress in mothers of boys with duchenne muscular dystrophy.

To examine parental stress in mothers of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Stress and its predictors were examined in mothers of boys with DMD (n = 112). Comparisons were made with mothers of healthy children (n = 800), children with cerebral palsy (CP; n = 28), siblings of boys with DMD (n = 46), and longitudinally (n = 16). The presence of problem child behaviors consistently predicted maternal stress. Stress related to child behavior was higher in the DMD versus the normative group. No differences in stress were found in the DMD versus CP groups. Stress related to boys with DMD versus siblings was not significantly different. Over time, maternal stress related to child variables diminished. Stress in mothers of boys with DMD is elevated, possibly due to increased problem behaviors, particularly in social interactions, rather than due to the physical demands of the disease alone.

Predictors of parental stress in mothers of young children with hearing loss.

This study examined parental stress in 184 hearing mothers of young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Stress levels were measured in three domains using the short-form of the Parental Stress Index (PSI; Abidin, 1995). Mothers in this study demonstrated significantly less parental distress on the PSI than a normative, hearing group, although this difference was quite small. Differences between the hearing and hearing loss samples did not reach conventional levels of significance for the Dysfunctional Parent-Child Interactions or the Difficult Child subscales. An examination of potential predictors of maternal stress revealed that mothers who perceived their daily hassles as more intense also obtained higher stress ratings on all three subscales. Additional predictors of parental distress were frequency of hassles, social support, and annual family income. Increased stress on the Dysfunctional Parent-Child Interaction subscale was predicted by children who had disabilities in addition to hearing loss, more delayed language relative to their chronological age, and less severe degrees of hearing loss. No additional, significant predictors were obtained for the Difficult Child subscale. When all measured variables were controlled for, characteristics that did not predict maternal stress on any of the three subscales included the child's gender, ethnicity, age of identification, mode of communication used, maternal education, and months between age of identification and child age at the time of observation.

A measure of parental stress in mothers with small children: dimensionality, stability and validity.

Self-reported parental stress was investigated in three samples of mothers with small children, using a Swedish version of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI). Dimensionality in experienced stress using items from six PSI Parent Domain subscales and eight new items was examined in factor analyses of data from a nationwide representative sample. Cross-validation proved the chosen factor pattern to be stable. Based on an oblique 5-factor solution new subscales were constructed. A second order factor analysis indicated influence from a higher order factor, seen as a general parental stress construct. High alpha coefficients revealed that homogeneous subscales had been formed. Test-retest correlations indicated good stability over a mean time period of 30 days. Influences from maternal background variables were found, but no relation to child age or gender. Global estimates of parental stress, reported child problems, mothers' scoring on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and two measures of social support all correlated significantly with overall parental stress, and with some subscales. The justification of the subscale approach to parental stress was discussed. It was concluded that the PSI in its present form could be used as a reliable and valid instrument for measuring experienced parental stress in mothers of young children.

A measure of parental stress in mothers of small children: Dimensionality, validity and stability over time

A measure of parental stress in mothers of small children: Dimensionality, validity and stability over time