Mediating factors of stress on mothers of seriously ill, hospitalized children.
The present study examined 10 variables for their importance in mediating maternal adjustment to the stress of a child's hospitalization as measured by the State scale of the State-Trait Anxiety inventory and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist. The results showed significant mediating effects for the Trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, a self-report of coping, and socioeconomic status. Level of trait anxiety was the single best predictor of stress for both criterion measures.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014768:Virginia