title: Parental perceptions of risk and protective factors associated with the adaptation of siblings of children with cystic fibrosis.
abstract: When a child is diagnosed with a chronic, life-threatening illness, there is a significant impact on the healthy siblings. Few studies have addressed the adaptation of well siblings in diagnoses other than cancer. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine the relationships between the risk and protective factors that affect the psychological adaptation of healthy siblings of a child with cystic fibrosis. Findings from this study suggest family environment, especially parental stress and perceived social support, may affect the adaptation of the well sibling. Adolescent well siblings were more at risk for environmental influences than their younger counterparts.
authors.affiliation: Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Care Innovation, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Haver
authors.forename: Ida M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Kathleen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Insel
authors.forename: Pamela G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Bernadette Mazurek
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Melnyk
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavoie
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support