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Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities
Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/4371 Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities Nolting, Claudia Greeff, A. P. Children with disabilities -- Development Children with disabilities -- Family relationships Theses -- Psychology Dissertations -- Psychology Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Family resilience refers to the family’s ability to overcome adversity using inherent and/or acquired strengths and resources. The aim of this study was to identify factors contributing to the successful adaptation, or resilience, of families following the birth or diagnosis of a child with a developmental disability. The study is based on the theoretical frameworks of family resilience proposed by McCubbin and McCubbin (1996) and Walsh (2003), namely the Family Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation and the Family Resilience Framework. The study population in this study comprised 40 families with a child with a developmental disability living in the Boland region of the Western Cape. One parent from each family was asked to complete a number of quantitative measuring instruments and answer an open-ended question aimed at identifying the strengths and resources contributing to the family’s adaptation. Quantitative data was analysed through analyses of variance, Pearson product-moment correlations and a multiple regression analysis. The qualitative data was analysed using thematic content analysis. These analyses revealed that an acceptance of the situation, positive patterns of family communication, commitment and support within the family unit, and a positive attitude with regard to new experiences and challenges facilitate family adaptation and resilience, while negative patterns of communication within the family were found to be inversely related to family adaptation. An inverse association was also found between age of the child with a disability and family adaptation. These findings suggest some possible avenues of intervention by which the adaptation of families with a child with a developmental disability in South Africa can be facilitated or supported. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gesinsveerkragtigheid verwys na die gesin se vermoë om terugslae en teenspoed te oorkom deur die gebruik van bestaande en aangeleerde sterktes en hulpbronne. Die doel van die huidige studie was om kwaliteite te identifiseer wat tot die aanpassing, en dus veerkragtigheid, van gesinne met ‘n kind met ‘n ontwikkelingsgestremdheid bydra. Die studie is gebaseer op die teoretiese raamwerke wat deur McCubbin en McCubbin (1996) en Walsh (2003) voorgestel is, naamlik die Family Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation en die Family Resilience Framework. Veertig gesinne van ‘n kind met ‘n ontwikkelingsgestremdheid wat in die Bolandgebied in die Wes-Kaap bly, het aan die studie deelgeneem. ‘n Reeks kwantitatiewe vraelyste en ‘n oopeinde-vraag is deur een ouer van elke gesin voltooi. Hierdie vraelyste en oopeinde-vraag was gerig op die identifisering van sterktes en hulpbronne wat tot die suksesvolle aanpassing van die gesin bydra. Die kwantitatiewe data is ontleed deur gebruik te maak van variansieontleding, die berekening van Pearson-produkmomentkorrelasies en meerregressie-ontledings. Die kwalitatiewe data is ontleed deur gebruik te maak van tematiese inhoudsontleding. Die kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe ontledings het getoon dat aanvaarding van die situasie, positiewe kommunikasie tussen gesinslede, toegewydheid tot die gesin, gesinseenheid en ‘n positiewe houding om krisisse as `n uitdaging te beskou, belangrike veerkragtigheidskwaliteite is, terwyl negatiewe en opruiende kommunikasie in die gesin omgekeerd met aanpassing verband hou. ‘n Omgekeerde verband is ook gevind tussen gesinsaanpassing en die ouderdom van die kind met ‘n gestremdheid. Hierdie bevindings kan bydra tot die ontwikkeling van ingrypingsprogramme waardeur die aanpassing van Suid-Afrikaanse gesinne met ‘n kind met ‘n gestremdheid gefasiliteer en ondersteun kan word. Masters 2010-02-03T08:26:17Z 2010-08-13T15:02:06Z 2010-02-03T08:26:17Z 2010-08-13T15:02:06Z 2010-03 2010-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4371 en University of Stellenbosch 137 p. application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Children with disabilities -- Development Children with disabilities -- Family relationships Theses -- Psychology Dissertations -- Psychology Nolting, Claudia Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities |
| title | Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities |
| title_full | Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities |
| title_fullStr | Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities |
| title_short | Resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities |
| title_sort | resilience in families of children with developmental disabilities |
| topic | Children with disabilities -- Development Children with disabilities -- Family relationships Theses -- Psychology Dissertations -- Psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4371 |
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