A comparison of coping strategies used by parents of children with disabilities and parents of children without disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1337-1342

  Paster, Angela ^a   Brandwein, David ^a   Walsh, Joanne ^a  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Parents of children with disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ESCAPE AVOIDANCE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PLANFUL PROBLEM SOLVING; POSITIVE REAPPRAISAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEEKING SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 69249221359     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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