title: [Individual and common coping in families with parents suffering from schizophrenia].
abstract: Using a triangulation design the individual and family coping strategies in families with parents suffering from schizophrenia are ascertained and contrasted utilising qualitative and quantitative data. For children (n = 25) three coping strategies are identified: "Aggressive coping", "controlling coping", and "moderate coping" i. e. inconspicuous coping. Parents seem to model coping for their children. Qualitative analysis of data for 35 families revealed five patterns of shared familial coping-processes. A clear picture emerges showing that the children's contribution to family functioning consists essentially of taking on responsibility and family tasks. The results emphasize the need for family-oriented interventions.
authors.affiliation: Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen, Fachbereich Sozialwesen, Abteilung Paderborn. a.lenz@katho-nrw.de
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lenz
authors.forename: Juliane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: Susann
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jungbauer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012941:Social Responsibility