TITLE:
Stress and Marital Satisfaction of Parents with Children with Disabilities in Hong Kong
AUTHORS:
Yuen Wing Ki, Chan Chung Yan Joanne
KEYWORDS:
Children with Disabilities, Marital Satisfaction, Parenting, Stress
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.5,
April
21,
2014
ABSTRACT:
This
study examined the associations among sources of parenting stress, sharing of
child care responsibilities, and marital satisfaction of parents with children
with disabilities in Hong Kong. This is a cross-sectional quantitative study.
Seventy-two parents completed a survey about their sources of parenting stress,
sharing of child care responsibilities and marital satisfaction. Results
indicated that handling their children’s emotions and behaviours was the most
stressful experience. Linear regression analysis showed that the amount of
sharing of child care responsibilities and the stress of time allocation were
significant predictors for marital satisfaction. Implications for providing
support to parents with children with disabilities in Hong Kong were discussed.