There has been increasing recognition of the importance of asking more positive questions
about the perceptions and experiences of families of children with developmental …

There has been increasing recognition of the importance of asking more positive questions
about perceptions and experiences of families of children with developmental disabilities. In …

Background Existing theoretical and empirical work in the intellectual disability field has paid
little attention to parents' positive perceptions of their child and the positive impact that the …

The aims of this article were to test the psychometric properties of the Positive Contributions
Scale (PCS), and to compare perceptions of positive contributions reported by mothers and …

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 …

ABSTRACT A lot has been written about the stressors in the lives of parents of children with
disabilities. Studies have been done to understand the types, causes and the effects of these …

METHOD• Families may be strengthened in many ways by their experience of having a child
with a disability.• Coping well may depend more on how someone views a situation than the …

Understanding positive, as well as negative, impact of a child with mental retardation will
lead to a more balanced view of families and disability. In two studies we examined parents' …

Although a large body of literature exists supporting the relationship between positive
parenting and child outcomes for typically developing children, there are reasons to analyze …

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 …