Stress-buffering effects of benefit finding on the psychological stress response in mothers of children with developmental disorders

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  • Benefit findingが発達障害児・者の母親の心理的ストレス反応に与える効果
  • Benefit finding ガ ハッタツ ショウガイジ ・ モノ ノ ハハオヤ ノ シンリテキ ストレス ハンノウ ニ アタエル コウカ

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This study describes the development and evaluation of the Benefit Finding Scale in Developmental Disorder Parenting (BFS-DDP). Using this scale, we examined the stress-buffering effects of identifying positive implications and benefits of having a child with developmental disorders in parents of such children. The BFS-DDP was developed from a questionnaire survey of mothers (N = 265) of children with developmental disorders. Exploratory and confirmatory analysis identified four factors: (a) “deepened relationships,” (b) “changed life,” (c) “changed life philosophy,” and (d) “personal strength.” These factors had high degrees of internal consistency. Furthermore, BFS-DDP scores significantly correlated with measuring optimism and meaningfulness, indicating good convergent validity. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that benefit finding significantly decreased stress response in the presence of high stressors. These results suggest that benefit finding may have a stress-buffering effect.

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