Impact of a family support program on mothers' social support and parenting stress.
The study examined two components of a family support program, a mothers' self-help discussion group and a parent education group, to determine their effects on social support and parenting stress. Findings suggest that, after three months of program participation, mothers in both groups felt less social isolation and parenting stress than did mothers in the control group.
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School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support