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Background  Spina bifida (SB) can place parents at risk for increased levels of parenting stress. Little is known, however, about the role of parents’ intrapersonal resources. Therefore, based on ideas of the Disability‐Stress‐Coping Model, relations between the severity of SB, parents’ personality traits and parenting stress were examined.

Methods  Forty‐six mothers and 37 fathers of children with SB (6–14 years) participated. Severity of SB (physical dysfunctions and cognitive functions), parental personality (Big Five) and parenting stress (Parenting Stress Index) were measured. Multiple regression analyses were performed.

Results  The severity of the child's physical dysfunctions was positively associated with parenting stress. Extraversion (mothers only), emotional stability and agreeableness (fathers only) were negatively related to parenting stress. In the final model, 64% of the variance in mothers’ and 67 …