Estrategias de afrontamiento y bienestar emocional en padres y madres de niños y adolescents con diabetes: diferencias de género

• Marina Beléndez Vázquez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat d'Alacant

     Universitat d'Alacant

     Alicante, España

     
• Localización: Ansiedad y estrés, ISSN 1134-7937, Vol. 18, Nº 2-3, 2012, págs. 177-186
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Coping strategies and well-being in parents of children with diabetes: Gender differences
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  • español

    El impacto del cuidado de la diabetes de un hijo parece ser distinto entre padres y madres. Este estudio examina las diferencias en las estrategias de afrontamiento y en los niveles de bienestar emocional de madres y padres de niños con diabetes, así como la asociación de ciertas estrategias de afrontamiento con su bienestar emocional. Un total de 103 madres y 63 padres de niños y adolescentes con diabetes tipo 1 completaron un cuestionario de afrontamiento de la diabetes y el índice de bienestar de la OMS. Se encontró un efecto significativo del género en el uso de estrategias de afrontamiento. Las madres buscaban más apoyo social, usaban más las estrategias de planificación y expresaban más sus emociones negativas. Entre los padres, la expresión emocional y el uso del pensamiento desiderativo se asociaban con su bienestar. Para las madres, sólo la expresión de emociones negativas se asociaba con el bienestar. Los resultados revelan la importancia de evaluar las estrategias de afrontamiento para detectar estrategias no adaptativas.

  • English

    The impact of caring for a child with diabetes seems to be different for fathers and mothers. This study examined the differences in coping strategies and emotional well-being between mothers and fathers of children with diabetes as well as the association between certain coping strategies and parents’ well-being. One hundred and three mothers and 63 fathers of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes completed questionnaires on their coping strategies and emotional well-being. There was a significant gender effect in the use of coping strategies. Mothers were more likely than fathers to seek social support, to use planful problem-solving and express negative emotions. For fathers, emotional expression and wishful thinking were associated with well-being. Among women, the expression of negative emotions was negatively associated with well-being. Results reveal the importance of assessing parents’ emotional well-being and exploring their coping styles in order to detect maladaptive strategies.

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