Family management of pediatric cancer: Links with parenting satisfaction and psychological distress

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dc.contributor.authorSalvador, Ágata
dc.contributor.authorCrespo, Carla Alexandra Mesquita
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Luísa
dc.contributor.institutionHEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionArtigo - Family Process
dc.description.abstractResearch has long acknowledged the disruptions posed by pediatric cancer diagnosis and treatment to family life. Nonetheless, the mechanisms through which the family response influences parents’ mental health in this adverse context are not fully understood. The main goal of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect links, via parenting satisfaction, between family condition management and psychological distress of parents of children with cancer. Participants were 201 parents (86.6% mothers) of children/adolescents diagnosed with cancer who completed selfreport questionnaires assessing family condition management (family life difficulty and parental mutuality), parenting satisfaction and psychological distress (anxiety and depression). Structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed mediation model. The results showed that parenting satisfaction mediated the association between both the family condition management dimensions (family life difficulty and parental mutuality) and depression. Specifically, greater family life difficulties and lower parental mutuality were associated with lower parenting satisfaction, which, in turn, was associated with higher levels of depression. Additionally, greater family life difficulties and lower parental mutuality were directly linked to higher levels of anxiety. Multigroup analyses suggested that the model was valid across patient age groups (children vs. adolescents) and treatment status (on vs. off-treatment). These findings reinforce the need for family- and parent-based interventions in the pediatric oncology field. Interventions that target families’ difficulties and promote their resources are likely to foster parenting satisfaction and psychological adjustment.pt
dc.description.statusNon peer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationSalvador , Á , Crespo , C A M & Barros , L 2018 , ' Family management of pediatric cancer: Links with parenting satisfaction and psychological distress ' , Default journal . https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12379
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12379
dc.identifier.issn1646-3730
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEdições Universitárias Lusófonas
dc.relation.ispartofDefault journal
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectPSICOLOGIA
dc.subjectPEDIATRIA
dc.subjectCANCRO
dc.subjectFAMILIA
dc.subjectSTRESS PARENTAL
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPAEDIATRICS
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectPARENTAL STRES
dc.titleFamily management of pediatric cancer: Links with parenting satisfaction and psychological distressen
dc.typearticle

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