障害児をもつ母親の子育てストレスへの対処とソーシャル・サポートについて―多母集団同時分析による健常児との比較検討―

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Relationship between stress coping, social support and stress reactions of mothers parenting disabled children was investigated. A questionnaire survey was conducted with mothers with disabled children (n=127, average age=35.88, SD=4.49), inquiring about parenting stress, stress coping, stress reactions and social support. Mothers with healthy children (n=418, average age=35.92, SD=3.95) served as a control group. The results of simultaneous analysis of group data indicated that social support for mothers facilitated stress coping and increased mental health. On the other hand, informal support was not effective for stress relief of mothers with disabled children. Moreover, formal support promoted emotion focused coping through "catharsis," or "relaxation." It is suggested that it is important for government institutions to not only offer information, but also contribute to the mental relaxation of mothers with disabled children.