Abstract
The current chapter reviews and integrates new conceptual and empirical research regarding the role of parental coping resources in understanding children's and adolescents' adjustment, resilience, and well-being. In particular, this chapter discusses findings regarding the conceptual and empirical progress seen in the study of four major parental coping resources, including two emotional coping resources-attachment and affect-as well as sense of coherence and coping strategies. Throughout the current discussion, this chapter considers parents' coping resources among families of children with typical development as well as of children with disabilities such as learning disorders, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorders, autism, and mental retardation. Alongside scrutiny of this complex group of parental personal resources, the current discussion also focuses on the differential susceptibility of children with genetic, biological, and behavioral sensitivities to various childrearing experiences. The chapter's conclusions pinpoint attention at identifying resilient families and the factors that promote effective coping and well-being, suggesting future research directions and interventional implications.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of the Psychology of Coping |
| Subtitle of host publication | New Research |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 59-83 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781620814642 |
| State | Published - 2012 |