Sanner Catherine M, Benjamin Laurel R, Eskander Caroline, McGregor Hadley A, Preston Amanda E, McIntyre Laura Lee, Neece Cameron L
Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.
Fam J Alex Va. 2023 Apr;31(2):330-340. doi: 10.1177/10664807221151174. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
Parents of children with developmental delay (DD) report significantly higher levels of parenting stress compared to parents of children with typical development. There is a heightened need for social support among families of children with DD. Siblings play an important role in these contexts as a supportive resource and primary stress buffer. Little to no research has examined how these stress and supportive processes may differ among Latino and non-Latino parents. The current study examined the relation between sibling support and parents' perceived daily hassles between Latino and non-Latino parents of children with DD (N = 146; 65% Latino; mean parent age = 37.39 years; mean child age = 49.63 months; SD = 7.9). Latinos reported significantly greater use of sibling support and lower perceived daily hassles compared to non-Latino counterparts. In the combined sample, greater sibling support was significantly correlated with lower daily hassles. When examined separately in Latino and non-Latino groups, this correlation only remained significant among Latinos. The interaction between ethnicity and sibling support on perceived daily hassles was approaching significance, such that Latinos who reported high levels of sibling support reported lower perceived daily hassles. Findings emphasize the universal importance of familial support systems for the well-being of parents of children with DD and point to the possible protective role of Latino cultural factors that influence the degree to which these supports are employed. Results may inform culturally sensitive adaptations to parenting interventions for Latino families that harness sibling support to target and buffer parenting stress.
与发育正常儿童的父母相比，发育迟缓（DD）儿童的父母报告的育儿压力水平显著更高。DD儿童家庭对社会支持的需求更为迫切。在这些情况下，兄弟姐妹作为一种支持资源和主要的压力缓冲因素发挥着重要作用。几乎没有研究探讨过这些压力和支持过程在拉丁裔和非拉丁裔父母之间可能存在怎样的差异。本研究考察了DD儿童的拉丁裔和非拉丁裔父母（N = 146；65%为拉丁裔；父母平均年龄 = 37.39岁；儿童平均年龄 = 49.63个月；标准差 = 7.9）中兄弟姐妹的支持与父母感知到的日常烦恼之间的关系。与非拉丁裔父母相比，拉丁裔父母报告更多地利用了兄弟姐妹的支持，且感知到的日常烦恼更少。在合并样本中，更多的兄弟姐妹支持与更低的日常烦恼显著相关。当在拉丁裔和非拉丁裔群体中分别进行考察时，这种相关性仅在拉丁裔群体中仍然显著。种族与兄弟姐妹支持对感知到的日常烦恼的交互作用接近显著水平，即报告有高水平兄弟姐妹支持的拉丁裔父母感知到的日常烦恼更低。研究结果强调了家庭支持系统对DD儿童父母幸福感的普遍重要性，并指出了拉丁裔文化因素可能起到的保护作用，这些因素影响了这些支持的利用程度。研究结果可能为针对拉丁裔家庭的育儿干预措施提供具有文化敏感性的调整建议，这些措施利用兄弟姐妹的支持来应对和缓冲育儿压力。
