Psychological Development and Education ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 411-419.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2015.04.04

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The Characteristics of Parenting Stress of Parents of Children with Disabilities and Their Effects on Their Quality of Life: The Mediating Role of Social Support

GUAN Wenjun1,2, YAN Tingrui2, DENG Meng2   

  1. 1. College of Primary Education, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830017;
    2. Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Online:2015-07-15 Published:2015-07-15

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Abstract: The present study aimed at exploring the characteristics of parenting stress of parents of children with disabilities and exploring the effects on their quality of life, as well as the mediating effect of social support. Three hundred and sixty-nine parents of children with 5 types of disabilities (autism, intellectual disability, hearing disability, visual disability and cerebral palsy) were investigated. The results showed that: (1) Significant differences of parenting stress were emerged in different types of disability, parents of children with autism perceived significantly higher parenting stress than other types of disability and parents of children with hearing disability perceived significantly lower; (2) The dimensions of parenting stress and social support as well as the dimensions of quality of life showed a significant negative correlation, and the dimensions of social support and quality of life showed a significant positive correlation; (3) Canonical correlation suggested that the overall correlation between parenting stress and quality of life was significant. (4) Social support partially mediated the relationship between parenting stress and quality of life.

Key words: parenting stress, social support, quality of life, parents of children with disabilities

CLC Number: 

  • B844
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