TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Assessment of coping strategies of child abusing mothers
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Cantos, A. L.
A1  - Neale, J. M.
A1  - O'Leary, K. Daniel
A1  - Gaines, R. W.
SP  - 631
EP  - 636
VL  - 21
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Mothers who had physically abused their children were assessed to determine whether these mothers had a general coping skills deficit. METHOD: Abusing mothers (n = 17) were compared to nonabusing mothers of conduct problem children (n = 16). Coping was measured by several methods, each designed to address the insufficiencies of the others. RESULTS: In comparison to the nonabusing mothers, independent ratings indicated that abusing mothers exhibited a pattern of coping characterized by greater use of emotion-focused coping strategies and less use of effective problem-focused strategies. Finally, using self report ratings of coping, abusing mothers perceived their coping to be more ineffective than the nonabusing mothers. CONCLUSIONS: The possibility that the observed coping skills deficit may be indicative of a deficit in emotional responding to stress was discussed and suggestions were given for therapeutic interventions with child abusing mothers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -