Parental Locus of Control and Psychological Well-Being in Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability

Autor/inn/en	Lloyd, Tracey; Hastings, Richard P.
Titel	Parental Locus of Control and Psychological Well-Being in Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 34 (2009) 2, S.104-115 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
Schlagwörter	Locus of Control; Mothers; Mental Retardation; Parents; Psychology; Well Being; Child Rearing; Coping; Psychological Patterns; Adjustment (to Environment); Questionnaires; Stress Variables; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Mental Health; Child Behavior; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; United Kingdom (England); Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Geistige Behinderung; Eltern; Psychologie; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kindererziehung; Bewältigung; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Ausland; Psychohygiene; Angst
Abstract	Background: Psychological mechanisms may help to explain the variance observed in parental psychological adjustment in parents of children with intellectual disability (ID). In this study, parental locus of control and its role in relation to maternal psychological well-being was explored. Method: Questionnaires were sent to 91 mothers of children with ID at two time points, 18 months apart. Results: Parental locus of control was associated with both maternal positive perceptions and with maternal distress. Regression analyses showed that dimensions of parental locus of control were significant predictors of negative maternal adjustment. Maternal positive perceptions were predicted by perceived control of the child and belief in fate or chance. Overall parental internal-external locus of control entered into a bidirectional relationship with stress over 18 months. Conclusions: Parental locus of control is a construct that may explain some of the variance in maternal well-being and thus is a construct that merits further research. (Contains 5 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10