Mothers of children with asthma: perceptions of parenting stress and the mother-child relationship.
In a study of 41 mothers of asthmatic children ranging from 8 to 13 years of age, perceived parenting stress was greater and the quality of the mother-child relationship more problematic than for a comparison group of mothers with healthy children. These mothers also perceived certain areas of behavioral difficulty in their asthmatic children that were greater than those of children in a comparative sample of mothers. The findings suggested that mothers and their asthmatic children may be at risk for a variety of individual and relational problems.
Carson
D K
DK
Department of Home Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Wyoming, Laramie 82071-3354.
Schauer
R W
RW
D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*