KMID : 1123620070050010001
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Journal of Korean Society of Sensory Integration Therapists 2007 Volume.5 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.20
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The Relations Among Self-esteem, Stress and Coping Behaviors of Mothers with Handicapped Children
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Kim Mi-Hye
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Abstract
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Objective: The purposes of this study were two-fold; First it investigated self-esteem, stress and coping behaviors of mothers with handicapped children as a function of their and their children¡¯s characteristics; Second it examined the relationship among these variables.
Method: The subjects were 294 mothers of handicapped children who were receiving treatment in one of the sixteen special therapy institutions in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Gangwon-do. Rosenberg¡¯s(1965) Self-Esteem Scale translated by Jeon Byung-Jea(1974) was used to measure the degree of mothers¡¯ self-esteem. Mothers¡¯ stress was assessed using the Support Burden Scale revised by Seong Jong-sook(2000) and their coping behavior was examined using Folkman¡¯s(1986) Coping Scale translated by Jeon Sung-hye. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson¡¯s Correlation.
Result: The major results of this study were as follows; First, working mothers of handicapped children showed higher self-esteem and problem solving coping behavior more than non-working mothers. Self-esteem was found higher with high-income mothers than with low-income ones. Stress was shown more intense to low- and middle-income mothers than to high-income ones. Problem solving coping behavior was preferred more by high-and middle-income mothers than by low-income ones. Second, mothers with the mild-handicap children showed higher self-esteem than those with the first-degree handicap ones. Mothers of children with first-, second- and third-degree handicap perceived more stress than those with mild handicap. Coping behavior was significantly different depending on the severity of children¡¯s handicap, but no significant difference was found among the groups. Third, the higher the self-esteem of mothers was, the less they perceived stress and used more of problem solving coping behavior. When mothers perceived a great deal of stress, they used more of emotion-oriented coping behaviors.
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KEYWORD
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self-esteem, perceived stress, problem solving-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping
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