Snowdon A W, Cameron S, Dunham K
Can J Nurs Res. 1994 Fall;26(3):63-76.
The purpose of the current descriptive correlational study was to examine relations between stress, coping resources, and satisfaction with family functioning in families caring for children with developmental disabilities at home. Fifty families who used the services of a respite care program were surveyed to examine relationships among child characteristics (behavioral problems and handicapping conditions); coping resources including mastery and health, esteem and communication, family hardiness, and social support; and the primary outcome variable of satisfaction with family functioning. Families of children with developmental disabilities experience significant stressors in terms of the severity of their child's handicapping conditions and behaviour problems. However, they reported satisfactory coping resources such as mastery and health, hardiness, and esteem and communication. Although they were lower than normative scores, social support scores for spouses and friends were related to satisfaction with family functioning. Implications for practitioners are discussed.
当前描述性相关研究的目的是考察在家照顾发育障碍儿童的家庭中，压力、应对资源与家庭功能满意度之间的关系。对50个使用临时护理项目服务的家庭进行了调查，以考察儿童特征（行为问题和残疾状况）、应对资源（包括掌控感与健康、自尊与沟通、家庭韧性和社会支持）以及家庭功能满意度这一主要结果变量之间的关系。发育障碍儿童的家庭因其孩子残疾状况的严重程度和行为问题而经历重大压力源。然而，他们报告了诸如掌控感与健康、韧性、自尊与沟通等令人满意的应对资源。尽管配偶和朋友的社会支持得分低于常模分数，但这些得分与家庭功能满意度相关。文中讨论了对从业者的启示。
