Age and gender differences in the well-being of midlife and aging parents with children with mental health or developmental problems: Report of a national study
Age and gender differences in the well-being of midlife and aging parents with children with mental health or developmental problems: Report of a national study
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DOI：
10.1177/002214650804900305
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
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5
通讯作者：
Greenberg, Jan S.
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作者：
Ha, Jung-Hwa;Hong, Jinkuk;Greenberg, Jan S.
本文利用美国Midlifie研究（MIDUS）的数据，考察了：（1）有发育或心理健康问题的孩子对父母身心健康的影响;（2）这种影响因父母年龄和性别而异的程度;（3）残疾相关因素对残疾儿童父母幸福感的影响。与非残疾儿童的父母相比，残疾儿童的父母经历了显着更高水平的负面影响，略差的心理健康，和显着更多的躯体症状，控制社会人口变量。在幸福方面，母亲与父亲没有什么不同。年长的父母显着不太可能经历的负面影响，有一个残疾的孩子比年轻的父母，这表明与年龄相关的衰减的压力，非规范的养育。
Using data from the Study of Midlifie in the United States (MIDUS), this article examines: (1) the effect of having children with developmental or mental health problems on parents' mental and physical health, (2) the extent to which this effect varies by parental age and gender and (3) the effects of disability-related factors on the well-being of parents of children with disabilities. Compared to parents of non-disabled children, parents of disabled children experienced significantly higher levels of negative affect, marginally poorer psychological well-being, and significantly more somatic symptoms, controlling for sociodemographic variables. Mothers did not differ from fathers in their well-being. Older parents were significantly less likely to experience the negative effect of having a disabled child than younger parents, suggesting an age-related attenuation of the stress of non-normative parenting.