Resilience in parents of special needs children : appraisal and coping.

• Main Authors: Wong, Joanne Weiyan., Su, Liying., Siti Nurhuda Hamsani.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15646
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study investigates the process of resilience in parents with special needs children based on Lazarus’ Transactional Model of Stress (1990) which emphasizes the importance of subjective appraisal of stressor and wellbeing. The relationships between Perceived Caregiver Burden (PCB), coping styles...