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Parental Stress and Disability in Offspring: A Snapshot during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Parenting a child with a disability, such as neurodevelopmental disorders and genetic syndromes, implies a high level of stress. During the COVID-19 outbreak—as a period implying additional challenges—few studies have specifically investigated caregivers’ distress among neurodevelopmental disabiliti...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8391692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34439660 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081040 |
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author | Siracusano, Martina Riccioni, Assia Gialloreti, Leonardo Emberti Segatori, Eugenia Arturi, Lucrezia Vasta, Michelangelo Porfirio, Maria Cristina Terribili, Monica Galasso, Cinzia Mazzone, Luigi |
author_facet | Siracusano, Martina Riccioni, Assia Gialloreti, Leonardo Emberti Segatori, Eugenia Arturi, Lucrezia Vasta, Michelangelo Porfirio, Maria Cristina Terribili, Monica Galasso, Cinzia Mazzone, Luigi |
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description | Parenting a child with a disability, such as neurodevelopmental disorders and genetic syndromes, implies a high level of stress. During the COVID-19 outbreak—as a period implying additional challenges—few studies have specifically investigated caregivers’ distress among neurodevelopmental disabilities. The objective of the study is to investigate whether during the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of parental stress differs between four disability groups including neurodevelopmental disorders (autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)) and genetic syndromes (Rett syndrome (RTT), Sotos syndrome (SS)) in comparison to families with typical development offspring (TD). In total, 220 Italian parents of children affected by neurodevelopmental disabilities (74 ASD, 51 ADHD, 34 SS, 21 RTT, 40 TD; age M 9.4 ± SD 4.2) underwent a standardized evaluation for stress related to parenting through the self-report questionnaire, Parental Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF). The main findings show greater levels of parental stress—mainly linked to child behavioral characteristics rather than parental sense of competence—in parents of children affected by a disability in comparison to children with typical development. This study highlights the need to support not only individuals with special needs but also their own caregivers: core figures in the management and outcome of children disorders. |
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spelling | pubmed-83916922021-08-28 Parental Stress and Disability in Offspring: A Snapshot during the COVID-19 Pandemic Siracusano, Martina Riccioni, Assia Gialloreti, Leonardo Emberti Segatori, Eugenia Arturi, Lucrezia Vasta, Michelangelo Porfirio, Maria Cristina Terribili, Monica Galasso, Cinzia Mazzone, Luigi Brain Sci Article Parenting a child with a disability, such as neurodevelopmental disorders and genetic syndromes, implies a high level of stress. During the COVID-19 outbreak—as a period implying additional challenges—few studies have specifically investigated caregivers’ distress among neurodevelopmental disabilities. The objective of the study is to investigate whether during the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of parental stress differs between four disability groups including neurodevelopmental disorders (autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)) and genetic syndromes (Rett syndrome (RTT), Sotos syndrome (SS)) in comparison to families with typical development offspring (TD). In total, 220 Italian parents of children affected by neurodevelopmental disabilities (74 ASD, 51 ADHD, 34 SS, 21 RTT, 40 TD; age M 9.4 ± SD 4.2) underwent a standardized evaluation for stress related to parenting through the self-report questionnaire, Parental Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF). The main findings show greater levels of parental stress—mainly linked to child behavioral characteristics rather than parental sense of competence—in parents of children affected by a disability in comparison to children with typical development. This study highlights the need to support not only individuals with special needs but also their own caregivers: core figures in the management and outcome of children disorders. MDPI 2021-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8391692/ /pubmed/34439660 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081040 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Siracusano, Martina Riccioni, Assia Gialloreti, Leonardo Emberti Segatori, Eugenia Arturi, Lucrezia Vasta, Michelangelo Porfirio, Maria Cristina Terribili, Monica Galasso, Cinzia Mazzone, Luigi Parental Stress and Disability in Offspring: A Snapshot during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Parental Stress and Disability in Offspring: A Snapshot during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Parental Stress and Disability in Offspring: A Snapshot during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Parental Stress and Disability in Offspring: A Snapshot during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Parental Stress and Disability in Offspring: A Snapshot during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Parental Stress and Disability in Offspring: A Snapshot during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | parental stress and disability in offspring: a snapshot during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8391692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34439660 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11081040 |
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