TY - JOUR
T1 - How Parents Cope With the Experience of Neonatal Intensive Care
AU - Hughes, Mary Alayne
AU - McCollum, Jeanette
AU - Sheftel, David
AU - Sanchez, George
N1 - Funding Information:
This report is based on the first author's dissertation research. Partial funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Grant H023B00029.
PY - 1994/1/1
Y1 - 1994/1/1
N2 - Thirty-two mothers and 25 fathers described their coping efforts during the initial weeks of their pretenn infants' hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit. Utilizing procedures developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) in which coping is linked with a specific stressful event, parents reported what they did to cope with the stressor they perceived to be the most stressful. They also completed the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Folkman & Lazarus, 1988). Results showed that there were similarities and differences in the types of coping strategies used by mothers and fathers. In addition, factors such as neonatal morbidity and appraisal of control were differentially associated with the use of certain types of coping strategies. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.
AB - Thirty-two mothers and 25 fathers described their coping efforts during the initial weeks of their pretenn infants' hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit. Utilizing procedures developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) in which coping is linked with a specific stressful event, parents reported what they did to cope with the stressor they perceived to be the most stressful. They also completed the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Folkman & Lazarus, 1988). Results showed that there were similarities and differences in the types of coping strategies used by mothers and fathers. In addition, factors such as neonatal morbidity and appraisal of control were differentially associated with the use of certain types of coping strategies. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15326888chc2301_1
DO - 10.1207/s15326888chc2301_1
M3 - Article
C2 - 10132662
AN - SCOPUS:0028675926
SN - 0273-9615
VL - 23
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Children's Health Care
JF - Children's Health Care
IS - 1
ER -