This review has considered the ways parents cope with the chronic strain and daily stressors
associated with caring for and bringing up a disabled child. The review has been structured …

Research carried out over a number of years provides a consistent picture of the
experiences and needs of parents of disabled children. Recent studies, based on models of …

Personal coping and social supports are presented as resources for parents of handicapped
children. These closely linked concepts are viewed as increasingly of interest to practitioners …

Twenty‐six primary caregivers of children with a disability took part in focus groups or
interviews to discuss their perceptions of stress and the coping process. Research was …

The adaptation of parents to children with disability is a crucial factor which influences the
adaptation of the child. Other features of the family environment are also important. The …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the research regarding family
responses to a handicapped child using family stress theory as a framework. It focuses upon …

Examines 25 recent studies of stress and coping in families of children who represent a
variety of disabling conditions as well as a range of ages. The purpose of this research …

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 …

This paper reviews research on families with physically handicapped children, and
integrates this work within a social ecological perspective. Methodological difficulties in past …

Aim To explore the impact of parent‐to‐parent support when a child is born with a disability.
Design The research approach was qualitative. Data were collected retrospectively and …