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Aligning over the Child: Parenting Alliance Mediates the Association of Autism Spectrum Disorder Atypicality with Parenting Stress
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Hill-Chapman, Crystal R.; Herzog, Teresa K.; Maduro, Ralitsa S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Children's symptoms of autism are robustly linked to diminished parent well-being and relationship distress, however they are less clearly linked to other aspects of family development. We focused on child atypical symptoms (i.e., behavioral stereotypies) and investigated relations to parental stress and the parenting alliance. We verified that…
Descriptors: Well Being, Parents, Autism, Child Rearing
Predicting Mental Health among Mothers of School-Aged Children with Developmental Disabilities: The Relative Contribution of Child, Maternal and Environmental Factors
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Bourke-Taylor, Helen; Pallant, Julie F.; Law, Mary; Howie, Linsey – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Aim: Many mothers of children with developmental disabilities are known to experience high levels of stress, and compromised mental health. Research is crucial to better understand and assist mothers with compromised mental health, and ultimately better service families raising and supporting a child with a disability. Method: Data were collected…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Well Being, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities
Social Support and Coping as Mediators or Moderators of the Impact of Work Stressors on Burnout in Intellectual Disability Support Staff
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Devereux, Jason M.; Hastings, Richard P.; Noone, Stephen J.; Firth, Alison; Totsika, Vaso – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Theories applied to work stress predict that coping will mediate and support will moderate the impact of work demands on worker well-being. We explored the mediating and moderating effects of coping and support on the relationship between perceived work demands and burnout in support staff working with adults with intellectual disabilities.…
Descriptors: Fatigue (Biology), Mental Retardation, Burnout, Questionnaires
Sleep Quality and Psychological Wellbeing in Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities
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Chu, Judy; Richdale, Amanda L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Sleep and behavioural difficulties are common in children with developmental disabilities. Mothers often wake and tend to their child when their child is having sleep difficulties. Therefore, mothers of children with developmental disabilities can have poor sleep quality due to these disruptions. The present study investigated the impact of sleep…
Descriptors: Mothers, Developmental Disabilities, Sleep, Psychology
Job Strain and Determinants in Staff Working in Institutions for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Taiwan: A Test of the Job Demand-Control-Support Model
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lee, Tzong-Nan; Yen, Chia-Feng; Loh, Ching-Hui; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Wu, Jia-Ling; Chu, Cordia M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Little is known about the job strain of staff working in disability institutions. This study investigated the staff's job strain profile and its determinants which included the worker characteristics and the psychosocial working environments in Taiwan. A cross-sectional study survey was carried out among 1243 workers by means of a self-answered…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Job Training, Foreign Countries, Rewards
Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: Use of WHOQOL-BREF Survey
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Hu, Jung; Yen, Chia-Feng; Hsu, Shang-Wei; Lin, Lan-Ping; Loh, Ching-Hui; Chen, Mei-Hua; Wu, Sheng-Ru; Chu, Cordia M.; Wu, Jia-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study based on World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) scale to examine quality of life of the caregivers caring for their children/adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Taiwan, and the factors contributing to their quality of life. Structured interviews were conducted with 597 caregivers of children/adolescents…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Correlation, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life