title: The influence of fathers' parenting participation with disabled children on parenting stress in mothers.
abstract: [Purpose] The purpose of this research was two-fold: (1) to evaluate the effects of father's parenting participation on parenting stress among mothers with disabled children and (2) more specifically, to investigate the importance of fathers' parenting participation in decreasing mothers' parenting stress. [Subjects and Methods] To examine these relationships, this study recruited 82 mothers with disabled children from rehabilitation centers in the Gwangju city. The common characteristics of parents and children, father's parenting participation, and mother's parenting stress were assessed using standard questionnaires. [Results] Based on mother reports, findings suggest that as fathers' parenting participation increases mothers' parenting stress decreases. [Conclusion] The present study reveals a need for improvement in parenting education and in providing fathers of disabled children with a temporary leave of absence from work. Specifically, this research highlights the importance of shared parenting responsibilities among family members. Finally, our findings suggest that developing a standardized national program for assisting parents with disabled children may help decrease parenting stress in mothers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Science, Chosun University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chiang-Soon
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Business Administration, Graduate School, Chosun University, Republic of Korea; Department of Tax and Management, College of Management, Gwangju University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Yoon
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine and Institute for Health Improvement, Wonkwang University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yoo-Im
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: Disabled children; Parenting; Stress
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