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ERIC Number: EJ684748
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Oct
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
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Interpersonal Stressors and Resources as Predictors of Parental Adaptation Following Pediatric Traumatic Injury
Wade, Shari L.; Stancin, Terry; Taylor, H. Gerry; Drotar, Dennis; Yeates, Keith Owen; Minish, Nori M.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v72 n5 p776-784 Oct 2004
The authors examined the relationship of preinjury interpersonal resources and stressors to parental adaptation following pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) and orthopedic injury. Parents of children with severe TBI (n = 53), moderate TBI (n = 56), and orthopedic injuries (n = 80) were assessed soon after injury, 6 and 12 months after the initial evaluation, and at an extended follow-up with a mean of 4 years postinjury. General linear model analyses provide support for both main and moderating effects of stressors and resources on parental adjustment. Support from friends and spouse was associated with less psychological distress, whereas family and spouse stressors were associated with greater distress. The results also reveal a marked decline in injury-related stress over follow-up for families in the severe TBI group who reported a combination of high stressors and high resources. The decline suggests that interpersonal resources attenuated long-term family burden because of severe TBI. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for intervention following TBI.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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