Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ649362
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-4021
EISSN: N/A
Psychological Stress in Adoptive Parents of Special-Needs Children.
McGlone, Katalina; Santos, Linda; Kazama, Lynne; Fong, Rowena; Mueller, Charles
Child Welfare, v81 n2 p151-71 Mar-Apr 2002
Examined the nature and extent of parental stress among adoptive parents of special-needs children. Found higher than average levels of stress, particularly on subscales related to parent-child dysfunctional interactions and to raising a difficult child. Identified five stress categories: (1) child characteristics; (2) parent-child interactions; (3) family cohesion; (4) parental adjustment; and (5) adoption service issues. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Children, Coping, Parents, Stress Management, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A