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Helping Kids Cope With Change, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Helping Kids Cope With Change, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Peta B. Stapleton
No abstract provided.
The Nature Of Benefit Finding In Parents Of A Child With Asperger Syndrome, Christina Samios, Kenneth Pakenham, Kate Soffronoff
The Nature Of Benefit Finding In Parents Of A Child With Asperger Syndrome, Christina Samios, Kenneth Pakenham, Kate Soffronoff
Christina Samios
The present study examined the nature of benefit finding in 220 parents of a child with Asperger syndrome (AS) by developing and validating a multi-item Benefit Finding Scale for Parents of Children with AS (BFS-PCAS) and examining the relationships of benefit finding dimensions with positive and negative indicators of adjustment. Parents of children with AS completed questionnaires at Time 1 and 12 months later (Time 2). Exploratory factor analyses identified six benefit finding factors that were moderately inter-correlated: New Possibilities, Growth in Character, Appreciation, Spiritual Growth, Positive Effects of the Child, and Greater Understanding. Cross-sectional analyses showed that benefit finding …
Taming Toddlers, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Taming Toddlers, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Peta B. Stapleton
No abstract provided.
Taming Toddlers, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Taming Toddlers, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Peta B. Stapleton
No abstract provided.
Languages Of Love, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Languages Of Love, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Peta B. Stapleton
No abstract provided.
The Nature Of Sense Making In Parenting A Child With Asperger Syndrome, Christina Samios, K Pakenham, K Sofronoff
The Nature Of Sense Making In Parenting A Child With Asperger Syndrome, Christina Samios, K Pakenham, K Sofronoff
Christina Samios
The present study examined the nature of sense making in 218 parents who have a child with Asperger syndrome (AS) by developing and validating a multi-item sense making scale for parents of children with AS (SMS-PCAS) and examined the relationships between sense making dimensions and both positive and negative adjustment outcomes. Two hundred and eighteen parents of children with AS completed questionnaires at Time 1 and 12 months later (Time 2). Exploratory factor analyses identified six sense making factors: spiritual perspective, causal attributions, changed perspective, identification, reframing, and luck/fate. All of the factors were psychometrically sound. Cross-sectional regression analyses indicated …
Mummy Do I Look Fat In This?, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Mummy Do I Look Fat In This?, Peta Stapleton, Terri Sheldon
Peta B. Stapleton
No abstract provided.