TY - JOUR
T1 - Parenting Success and Challenges for Families of Children with Disabilities
T2 - An Ecological Systems Analysis
AU - Algood, Carl L.
AU - Harris, Cynthia
AU - Hong, Jun Sung
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This article examines factors that are associated with parenting success for caregivers of children with disabilities using Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems framework. Although numerous studies have investigated risk factors for negative parenting among caregivers of children with disabilities, there are relatively few research findings on parenting success. More specifically, we examine factors for parenting success within the context of micro- (parenting practices, parent-child relations), meso- (caregivers' marital relations, religious social support), and macro-systems (cultural variations, racial and ethnic disparities, health care delivery system), which is then followed by implications for social work practice.
AB - This article examines factors that are associated with parenting success for caregivers of children with disabilities using Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems framework. Although numerous studies have investigated risk factors for negative parenting among caregivers of children with disabilities, there are relatively few research findings on parenting success. More specifically, we examine factors for parenting success within the context of micro- (parenting practices, parent-child relations), meso- (caregivers' marital relations, religious social support), and macro-systems (cultural variations, racial and ethnic disparities, health care delivery system), which is then followed by implications for social work practice.
KW - Caregivers
KW - children
KW - disabilities
KW - ecological systems theory
KW - parenting
KW - special health care needs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84873937634&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10911359.2012.747408
DO - 10.1080/10911359.2012.747408
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873937634
SN - 1091-1359
VL - 23
SP - 126
EP - 136
JO - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
JF - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
IS - 2
ER -