Profile of Mothers of Children with a Disability Who Seek Support for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Autor/inn/en	Bourke-Taylor, Helen M.; Joyce, Kahli S.; Grzegorczyn, Sarah; Tirlea, Loredana
Titel	Profile of Mothers of Children with a Disability Who Seek Support for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52 (2022) 9, S.3800-3813 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bourke-Taylor, Helen M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-021-05260-w
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Disabilities; Children; Mental Health; Well Being; Workshops; Health Behavior; Empowerment; Family Environment; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Parent Child Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Handicap; Behinderung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Familienmilieu; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	This paper investigated the characteristics of mothers of children with a disability who registered for a mental health and wellbeing workshop. The questionnaire measured mental health, health-related behaviours, empowerment, family cohesion, wellbeing and child-related variables. Regression analysis identified factors associated with depressive symptoms and positive wellbeing. Fifty-seven percent of participants (N = 171) had depressive symptoms within the clinical range. Higher symptoms were associated with reduced: empowerment (r = -0.39, p < 0.01); positive-wellbeing (r = -0.66, p < 0.05); and healthy activity (r = -0.41, p < 0.001). Low positive wellbeing ([beta] = 0.55, p < 0.001) was the strongest predictor of depressive symptoms. Family cohesion ([beta] = 0.25, p < 0.001), was the strongest predictor of positive-wellbeing. Future health and wellbeing interventions that support mothers with high care responsibilities should include psycho-education and strategies to address healthy maternal and family-related behaviour changes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01