title: Coping with a handicapped child: differences between mothers and fathers.
abstract: This paper considers coping styles of mothers and fathers of handicapped children. Cautioning against stereotyping, the authors find that mothers and fathers differ in how they appraise and cope with the stress of rearing a developmentally disabled child. The need for systematic investigation of gender-related coping styles in families with handicapped children is discussed.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Schinke
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kirkham
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012380:Role; D012737:Sex Factors; D012938:Social Perception; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy