Keywords
family with a disabled child
adaptation to the parental role
coping with parental stress
social support
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Abstract
The process of adaptation to the role of a parent of a child with Down Syndrome is very difficult, multi-staged and stress-causing both for mothers and fathers (Będkowska-Heine, 2003; Kościelska, 1998; Liberska and Matuszewska, 2011; Żyta, 2004). Coping with parental stress is a constant challenge for mothers and fathers of a child with Down syndrome and it increases the significance of different types of social support. The choice of the coping strategy can improve the parents’ cognitive abilities and competences of emotional and behavioural control and it also facilitates a more positive assessment of their intellectually disabled child (Turnbull et al., 1993). If parents choose a more adaptive, problem-focused coping strategy, adaptation to the parental role proceeds more fluently and more adequately (Abery, 2006; Lackaye and Margalit, 2006; Van Riper, 2003). In addition, it has been proven that receiving social support and using accommodative coping styles may boost the process of adaptation to the role of a parent of a child with Down syndrome (Atkinson et al., 1995; Dunst, Trivette and Deal, 1988; Florian, Krulik, 1991; Friedrich, Wilturner and Cohen, 1985; Lam and Mackenie, 2002; Sullivan, 2002; Van Riper, 1999).References
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