Date of Award
5-3-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Meredith Bishop
Abstract
Congenital heart disease (CHD) includes a variety of disorders that are characterized by structural defects to the heart or the coronary blood vessels that occur in fetal development. CHD occurs in 8 of every 1,000 live births. CHD often requires surgical repair and increases caregiving burden for families. The purpose of this study was to better understand the relations between illness-related parenting stress, coping resources, and psychological functioning in primary caregivers of young children with CHD. 69 parents provided demographic information and completed measures of parenting stress, self-efficacy, mindfulness, social support, and adjustment. Results revealed that psychological functioning in this sample is comparable to other chronic illness populations. In regression analyses, illness-related parenting stress was positively related and mindfulness was negatively related to psychological distress.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/10044187
Recommended Citation
Bishop, Meredith, "Stress Appraisal, Coping Resources, and Psychological Functioning in Parents of Infants and Toddlers Diagnosed with Congenital Heart Disease." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2016.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/10044187