"玩猜测游戏":识别和应对智力障碍儿童的焦虑
Gabrielle Fynn1, Melanie Porter1, Elizabeth Pellicano2,3
1Macquarie School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
概括
智力障碍 (ID) 的母亲和孩子面临着识别焦虑的挑战. 支持对于父母来说至关重要,以帮助患有ID的孩子应对焦虑,这会影响家庭活动.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 发育障碍 发育障碍 发育障碍 发育障碍
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 与普通人群相比,智力障碍 (ID) 的儿童患焦虑的风险更高.
- 现有的研究不足以解决ID儿童焦虑的识别和管理问题.
研究的目的:
- 探索ID儿童及其父母在识别和应对焦虑方面的观点.
- 从儿童和父母的角度了解ID儿童的焦虑生活经验.
主要方法:
- 一项定性研究,涉及半结构化的在线采访,对六名患有ID的儿童及其母亲进行了调查.
- 用专题分析来解释采访成绩单.
主要成果:
- 母亲们报告说,由于ID儿童的初级诊断和并发症,难以识别焦虑症状.
- 焦虑被描述为在家庭中具有"传染性"影响,影响家长的管理策略.
- 发现焦虑会限制儿童和他们的家人参与有意义的活动.
结论:
- 研究结果强调,需要加强对母亲的支持,帮助她们识别并应对患有智障儿童的焦虑.
- 干预措施应侧重于为父母提供有效的应对和管理策略.
- 这项研究对未来的研究和临床实践在支持ID儿童及其家属方面有重大影响.
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