Mental health and marital adaptation among mothers of children with cerebral palsy

Victor Florian, Liora Findler

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Abstract

Employing a theoretical model that emphasizes risk-resistance factors for maternal adaptation, this study compared 80 mothers of children with cerebral palsy to 80 mothers of children without physical disabilities. Results revealed differences between the two groups, and indicated that, among mothers of children with cerebral palsy, self-esteem, self-mastery, and family network size were the main variables that contributed to mothers' psychological and marital adaptation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)358-367
Number of pages10
JournalAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Volume71
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2001

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