Benn Kelly Marie, McColl Mary Ann
Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Brain Inj. 2004 Mar;18(3):239-55. doi: 10.1080/02699050310001617343.
To examine parental coping following an acquired brain injury of their child, the relationship between maternal and paternal coping, and the extent to which social support and family environment affect parental coping.
A cross-sectional design was used.
Parents (n = 30) of children with acquired brain injury provided relevant demographic data and completed questionnaires investigating coping, social support and perceptions of family environment.
Perception-focused coping strategies were used most often by parents. Mothers had a more extensive repertoire than fathers, and the relationship between maternal and paternal coping appeared to be complementary. Relationships were found between emotion-focused coping and instrumental support (r = 0.39) and perception-focused coping and family cohesion (r = 0.37).
Recognizing parental coping styles, enhancing the development of positive strategies, and underscoring the importance of social support and the family environment will assist parents to cope positively with their child's acquired brain injury.
研究儿童获得性脑损伤后父母的应对方式、父母应对方式之间的关系，以及社会支持和家庭环境对父母应对方式的影响程度。
采用横断面设计。
获得性脑损伤儿童的父母（n = 30）提供相关人口统计学数据，并完成关于应对方式、社会支持和家庭环境认知的问卷调查。
父母最常采用以认知为重点的应对策略。母亲比父亲采用的应对方式更多样，父母的应对方式之间似乎具有互补性。发现以情绪为重点的应对方式与工具性支持之间存在关联（r = 0.39），以认知为重点的应对方式与家庭凝聚力之间存在关联（r = 0.37）。
认识父母的应对方式，促进积极策略的发展，并强调社会支持和家庭环境的重要性，将有助于父母积极应对孩子的获得性脑损伤。
