Sandra Thompson
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Research Subjects
Sandra Thompson has a total of 2 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Barry Trute
University of Calgary, Canada, and University of Manitoba, Canada
1 shared publicationDiane Hiebert-Murphy
University of Manitoba, Canada
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 18 January 2013
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
- Vol. 17 (1) , 24-37
Parental perceptions of family adjustment in childhood developmental disabilities
Based on the adjustment phase of the double ABC-X model of family stress (McCubbin and Patterson, 1983) this study examined the impact of parenting stress, positive appraisal of the impact of child disability on the family, and parental self-esteem on parental perceptions of family adjustment in families of children with disabilities. For mothers, self-esteem and positive appraisal predicted maternal-perceived family adjustment and mediated the relationship between parenting stress and family adjustment. For fathers, while self-esteem and positive appraisal were not significant in directly predicting perceived family adjustment, self-esteem moderated the relationship between parenting stress and family adjustment. These results suggest that interventions that bolster self-esteem in parents may be useful in enhancing perceptions of family adjustment. Similarly, interventions that enhance mothers’ experiences of the positive aspects of parenting a child with disabilities hold potential to strengthen family adjustment.
- 18 January 2013
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
- Vol. 17 (1) , 24-37
Parental perceptions of family adjustment in childhood developmental disabilities
Based on the adjustment phase of the double ABC-X model of family stress (McCubbin and Patterson, 1983) this study examined the impact of parenting stress, positive appraisal of the impact of child disability on the family, and parental self-esteem on parental perceptions of family adjustment in families of children with disabilities. For mothers, self-esteem and positive appraisal predicted maternal-perceived family adjustment and mediated the relationship between parenting stress and family adjustment. For fathers, while self-esteem and positive appraisal were not significant in directly predicting perceived family adjustment, self-esteem moderated the relationship between parenting stress and family adjustment. These results suggest that interventions that bolster self-esteem in parents may be useful in enhancing perceptions of family adjustment. Similarly, interventions that enhance mothers’ experiences of the positive aspects of parenting a child with disabilities hold potential to strengthen family adjustment.