Children with cerebral palsy: Family and parent demographic characteristics and family strengths in Greece and Italy. (October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tsibidaki, Assimina
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 26:Number 12(2021)
• Page Start: 2071
• Page End: 2083
• Publication Date: 2021-10
• Subjects: cerebral palsy -- demographics -- family strengths -- Greece -- Italy; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105319900276
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

The study focuses on families raising a child with cerebral palsy to investigate family strengths and their association with family and parent demographic characteristics in Greece and Italy. Participants were 120 parents raising a biological child with cerebral palsy. Data collection used a self-report questionnaire and the Family Strengths Inventory. According to the findings, families share a high sense of family strengths, which is mainly represented in the high sense of 'pride' and 'accord'. In addition, demographic characteristics seem to be important predictors of well-being and strengthen parents and families raising a child with cerebral palsy.