Background Parental positive and negative appraisals of the family impact of childhood
disability are tested as early predictors of parental self‐esteem and overall family adjustment …

A common narrative relating to families of children with intellectual and developmental
disabilities (IDD) is that the child with IDD has a negative impact on the other members of …

This study examined a UK sample of parents caring for their adult offspring with intellectual
disabilities, and the factors contributing to their quality of life and experiences of caregiving …

Research on parents' positive and negative affect may clarify critical aspects in the
emotional impact of raising a child with disabilities, as related to stress-resistance factors …

Background Parenting a child with disabilities might affect the happiness of the mothers.
Hence we adapted Wallander, Varni, Babani, Banis, and Wilcox's (1989) disability-stress …

Background There is a general agreement in the literature that no systematic correlation
exists between parental intellectual disability per se and parenting performance. Yet, a few …

Understanding the disability impact on parenting and caregiving is important for intervention.
The present study was designed to understand the differences in perceived disability impact …

Background Positive psychology is an area gaining credence within the field of intellectual
disability (ID). Hope is one facet of positive psychology that is relatively unstudied in parents …

The focus of this study was to explore and understand the experiences of hope in families of
children with disabilities. Based on a qualitative research design, nineteen parents …

Background The study aims to investigate the impact of social support networks of mothers
with intellectual disabilities (N= 15) on their psychological well‐being and their views of …