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Faught, Gayle G.; Phillips, B. Allyson; Conners, Frances A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Parenting styles mediate parental stress and child emotions in families of typically developing (TD) children. Our main aim was to study these relations in families of children with Down syndrome (DS), who in past research reported increased parental stress and permissive parenting. Method: Our sample included 100 parents of children…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Down Syndrome
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Droogmans, Gilles; Vergaelen, Elfi; Van Buggenhout, Griet; Swillen, Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background Individuals with Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) are characterised by phenotypical traits that can be experienced as challenging by their environment. This study assessed parenting stress and Family Quality of Life (FQOL) in parents of individuals with PMS and identified potential contributing variables. Method: Mothers (n = 14) and…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Child Rearing, Stress Variables, Family Environment
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MacDonald, Elaine E.; Hastings, Richard P.; Fitzsimons, Elaine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Previous research with mothers of children with intellectual disabilities has shown that psychological acceptance is related to maternal psychological well-being. The present research extended this line of enquiry to fathers and explored the potential for psychological acceptance to mediate the impact of children's behaviour problems…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Depression (Psychology), Fathers