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Publication Date: 2006
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Marital Adjustment in Families of Young Children with Disabilities: Associations with Daily Hassles and Problem-Focused Coping
Stoneman, Zolinda; Gavidia-Payne, Susana
American Journal on Mental Retardation, v111 n1 p1-14 2006
A family systems framework was used to examine associations between stressors/hassles, problem-focused coping, and marital adjustment in 67 families of young children with disabilities. Most of the couples were experiencing average to above average marital adjustment. When daily stressors/hassles were higher, husbands and wives viewed their marriages more negatively. After variance contributed by stressors/hassles was statistically controlled, fathers who employed more problem-focused coping strategies were more positive about their marriages. For wives (but not husbands), a cross-spousal partner effect was found; women reported higher marital adjustment when their husbands employed more problem-focused coping strategies. We reaffirmed the systemic nature of family processes and highlighted the role of parent gender in understanding the relationships among stressors, coping, and marital well-being.
Descriptors: Marriage, Young Children, Disabilities, Problem Solving, Coping, Spouses, Sex Role, Child Rearing, Parent Role, Gender Differences, Stress Variables, Correlation, Marital Satisfaction, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Language: English
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