Depression among parents of children with disabilities. Academic Article

abstract

• We examined the rate of depression among 110 parents of children with disabilities and tested a model to determine the unique factors associated with parental depression. Consenting parents completed measures of depression, family satisfaction, physical health, problem-solving abilities, stress appraisals, and child functional impairment. Participants were categorized as depressed or nondepressed based on their responses to the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9; Kroenke, Spitzer, & Williams, 2001). Nineteen percent of the parents met screening criteria for depression. Regression analyses revealed that threat appraisals, poorer physical health, and lower family satisfaction were uniquely associated with depression status with 83.3% accuracy. These findings highlight the importance of family satisfaction, problem solving ability, physical health, and the influence of appraisal processes on depression among parents of children with disabilities.

authors

• Elliott, Timothy

published proceedings

• Fam Syst Health

altmetric score

• 2.95

author list (cited authors)

• Resch, J. A., Elliott, T. R., & Benz, M. R.

citation count

• 28

complete list of authors

• Resch, J Aaron||Elliott, Timothy R||Benz, Michael R

publication date

• December 2012

publisher

• American Psychological Association (APA)  Publisher

published in

• Families, Systems, and Health  Journal

keywords

• Adaptation, Psychological
• Adult
• Aged
• Child
• Depression
• Disabled Children
• Environment
• Female
• Health Status
• Humans
• Interpersonal Relations
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Parent-Child Relations
• Parents
• Problem Solving
• Severity Of Illness Index
• Social Support
• Socioeconomic Factors
• Stress, Psychological

PubMed Central ID

• 23148978

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1037/a0030366

start page

• 291

end page

• 301

volume

• 30

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0030366