Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 3 · Licensed source edition
The roles of self-compassion and social support on the maternal adjustment to a child’s hip dysplasia
Originally published 2024-11-21 · Journal of Health Psychology
SAGE Publications · DOI 10.1177/13591053241295892 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
What kind of help would ease the emotional demands of our care routine?
The focus here is self-compassion and social support in mothers’ adjustment to a child’s care needs.
Who was studied?
Mothers navigating care for a child with hip dysplasia
Age / stage: Mothers caring for a child
Read with three questions
- How did the authors investigate self-compassion and social support in mothers’ adjustment to a child’s care needs?
- What other family or child characteristics could account for the observed pattern?
- How much of the reported adjustment was associated with social support rather than the self-compassion measure?
Keep the limits in view
Mothers facing their child’s hip dysplasia encounter specific care demands. The observed associations cannot be generalized to all diagnoses.
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Bruna Veloso; Lara Palmeira; Lénia Carvalhais; Joana Marta-Simões; Inês A Trindade (2024). The roles of self-compassion and social support on the maternal adjustment to a child’s hip dysplasia Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241295892
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