scholarly journals FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO BETTER ADAPTATION TO INFERTILITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Jovana Jestrović ◽  
Ivana Mihić ◽  
Tijana Karić
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Parental Role

Ever since the importance of the psychological aspects of infertility was recognized, researchers have been trying to define adaptation to this non-developmental crisis. Lately, more popular research has been concerned with the question of which factors contribute to better adaptation, rather than what that adaptation is. The majority of these studies are carried out with women who still face infertility, while the women who became parents after facing this crisis are included in just a few studies. Accordingly, the main aim of this research was to examine the opinion on the factors contributing to better adaptation to infertility, as well as the differences in opinion between women who took on the parental role after coping with infertility and those who did not. For that purpose, the Infertility Adaptation Factors Questionnaire was applied on a sample of 192 respondents. The questionnaire consists of 23 items, with four different factors. In their opinion, among the examined factors, the most important is togetherness and intimacy between partners, which is statistically more important than resources, social support and importance of the parental role, the least important factor in this study. There are no significant differences between those who became parents and those who are still dealing with infertility.

Grandparents in a Parental or Near-Parental Role

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Lumpkin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Parental Role ◽  
Parental Roles

Although about 11% of grandparents are raising their grandchildren, a larger percentage provide a significant amount of care and serve in a near-parental role. Both parental and near-parental roles create stress. The stressors that these grandparents face and the strategies that they use to cope were investigated in this descriptive, exploratory study. Those high in the near-parental role used coping strategies to a greater degree than did those who considered themselves low in this role. The near-parental-role grandparents reported using problem-focused strategies and dealing with the problems causing the stress head-on with a plan of action. They rely on their faith to make something good out of the situation. The grandparents also used the emotion-focused tactic of escapism and dreamed of the situation's “just going away.” They also relied on social support and not just themselves to cope with the stress.

scholarly journals Protective Factors of Mental Health of The Parents of Children with Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3(16)) ◽  
pp. 523-542
Author(s):  
Mirsen Fehratović ◽  
Amela Dautbegović ◽  
Marija Tiosavljević
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Parental Role ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations

When it comes to providing support to children with disabilities, this role is primarily taken over by the family, and above all by the parents. The research was conducted to determine which protective factors of mental health for parents of children with disabilities facilitate their parenting role. The sample consisted of 17 participants, parents of children with various disabilities who filled out an online questionnaire designed for the needs of the research. The questionnaire was intended to assess the protective factors of the mental health of parents of children with disabilities. The results showed that parents experience moderate to high levels of stress when it comes to their parental role, while they emphasize child care as the main source of stress related to the parental role. They point out social support as one of the leading sources of support, much more often relying on informal sources (family members, friends, neighbors). In addition to social support, significant protective factors include faith in God and personality traits such as patience (calmness), perseverance, strength (resilience), optimism, and hope. Destigmatization also stands out as a significant protective factor, ie the parental role is facilitated by the complete acceptance of the child by the environment. Based on the findings, guidelines and recommendations can be formulated for planning and creating a program to provide support to parents of children with disabilities. In this context, various psychosocial support programs aimed at strengthening parental competencies and protective factors that play an important role in preserving the mental health of parents of children with disabilities would be significant.

scholarly journals Proces adaptacji rodziców do roli rodzicielskiej dziecka z zespołem Downa jako strategia radzenia sobie z sytuacją stresową

2018 ◽  
pp. 71-98
Author(s):  
Karolina Kaliszewska
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Parental Role ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Positive Assessment

The process of adaptation to the role of a parent of a child with Down Syndrome is very difficult, multi-staged and stress-causing both for mothers and for fathers. Coping with the parental stress is a constant challenge for mothers and fathers of a child with Down syndrome and it increases the significance of different types of social support. The choice of coping strategy influences parents’ cognitive abilities, competences of emotional and behavioural regulation and facilities more positive assessment of their intellectually disabled child. In case parents choose more adaptive, that is problem – focused coping strategy the adjustment to parental role proceed more fluent, or even more adequate. In addition, it has been proven that receiving social support and using accommodative coping style may boost the process of adaptation to parental role of a child with Down syndrome.

The relationship of social support to physical and psychological aspects of AIDS

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Namir ◽  
Mary Jane Alumbaugh ◽  
Fawzy I. Fawzy ◽  
Deane L. Wolcott
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Mekanisme dan Strategi Mengurangi Stress pada Pasien Kusta

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Atika Jatimi ◽  
Aplonia Nenobais Nenobais ◽  
Moh Jufriyanto ◽  
Maulidiyah Junnatul Azizah Heru ◽  
Ah Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Community Acceptance ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
Leprosy Patients ◽  
Awareness Programs

Introduction: Leprosy is an infectious disease that still causes very complex problems. The problem is not only from the medical, physical and psychological aspects of the sufferer but it also extends to social problems such as the community acceptance of people affected by leprosy, culture and the economy related to income sources and employmentMethod: We searched for articles within the following databases: Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed and Proquest. Fifteen articles were reviewed. There are 6 coping strategies in leprosy patients that affect stress including reading books, social awareness programs, stigma, acceptance, social support and knowledge.Result: From the results of the analysis, these can be applied to provide support for people affected by leprosy to change their coping mechanisms to allow them to be more adaptive.Conclusion:  These strategies need to be considered to determine the level of coping of an individual in dealing with stress stimulation in patients with leprosy originating from themselves, others and the environment.

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