Parental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variables

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dc.contributor.advisorBokhorst, Franken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAustin, Judithen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-11T12:57:43Z
dc.date.available2014-11-11T12:57:43Z
dc.date.issued1998en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 159-174.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the degree of adaptation (operationalised by means of multiple measures, namely satisfaction with family life, stress and adjustment to the child) being attained by parents of a child with cerebral palsy. Drawing on the model of stress and coping of Lazarus and Folkman (1984), the outcome variable adaptation was held to be a function of the stressor (i.e. the exceptional child) and various mediating factors, namely demographics, coping mechanisms, perceived social support and locus of control. A cross-sectional, correlational field survey was conducted in which seventy-nine parents, recruited via a school for children with cerebral palsy, completed a pencil and paper self-report questionnaire, generating both quantitative and qualitative data. Scales utilised in this study were the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale III (FACES III; Olson, Portner & Lavee, 1985), the short form of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F; Friedrich, Greenberg & Crnic, 1983), the Judson Scale (Judson & Burden, 1980), the Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced Scale (COPE; Carver, Scheier & Weintraub, 1989), the Family Support Scale (FSS; Dunst, Trivette & Jenkins, 1988) and the Pearlin Mastery Scale (Pearlin & Schooler, 1978). Qualitative data were solicited by means of four open-ended questions, the responses to which were content analysed on the basis of themes identified in the literatureen_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAustin, J. (1998). <i>Parental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variables</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9561en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAustin, Judith. <i>"Parental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variables."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9561en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAustin, J. 1998. Parental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variables. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Austin, Judith AB - This study examined the degree of adaptation (operationalised by means of multiple measures, namely satisfaction with family life, stress and adjustment to the child) being attained by parents of a child with cerebral palsy. Drawing on the model of stress and coping of Lazarus and Folkman (1984), the outcome variable adaptation was held to be a function of the stressor (i.e. the exceptional child) and various mediating factors, namely demographics, coping mechanisms, perceived social support and locus of control. A cross-sectional, correlational field survey was conducted in which seventy-nine parents, recruited via a school for children with cerebral palsy, completed a pencil and paper self-report questionnaire, generating both quantitative and qualitative data. Scales utilised in this study were the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale III (FACES III; Olson, Portner & Lavee, 1985), the short form of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F; Friedrich, Greenberg & Crnic, 1983), the Judson Scale (Judson & Burden, 1980), the Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced Scale (COPE; Carver, Scheier & Weintraub, 1989), the Family Support Scale (FSS; Dunst, Trivette & Jenkins, 1988) and the Pearlin Mastery Scale (Pearlin & Schooler, 1978). Qualitative data were solicited by means of four open-ended questions, the responses to which were content analysed on the basis of themes identified in the literature DA - 1998 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1998 T1 - Parental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variables TI - Parental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variables UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9561 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9561
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAustin J. Parental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variables. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1998 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9561en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleParental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variablesen_ZA
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