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Parent-Child Attachment When Parenting A Child With A Disability, Giulianna Zocchetti
Parent-Child Attachment When Parenting A Child With A Disability, Giulianna Zocchetti
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Parent-child attachment is a commonly researched topic, but parent-child attachment when a child has a disability has received limited attention in the literature. This study seeks to examine the impact of parenting a child with a disability on parent-child attachment. This study was conducted on a Facebook forum that posts about parenting with children who have developmental disabilities.
This research study used a variety of methods and procedures. First, this study was conducted using quantitative methods. The research used a self-administered survey on the platform SurveyMonkey. The study used snowball sampling to recruit participants. To analyze the data, descriptive and …
Chronic Sorrow And The Impact On Parents Of Children With Disabilities, Rhianna Mayra Nordlund
Chronic Sorrow And The Impact On Parents Of Children With Disabilities, Rhianna Mayra Nordlund
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Purpose: Chronic sorrow was assumed to be a common feeling experienced by parents of children with disabilities, and if not supported properly it would impede a parent’s ability to support their child through the treatment of a disability and other life stressors that come with a lifetime diagnosis. This research looked to see how family type, the child’s diagnosis, feelings of support expressed by the parent, societal stigma about disability, and coping abilities impacted the parents’ experiences of chronic sorrow and who is was most at risk of chronic sorrow.
Methods: Through a positivist research design, the researcher addressed the …