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Stress and coping in families caring for a child with severe mental handicap: a longitudinal study
- Authors:
- QUINE Lyn, PAHL Jan
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Institute of Social and Applied Psychology
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 238p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Second stage in a longitudinal study of 200 families caring for a severely mentally handicapped child,which includes analysis of behaviour problems, contact with professionals and services; and the transition to adult life.
Examining causes of stress in families with severely mentally handicapped children
- Authors:
- QUINE Lyn, PAHL Jan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 15(5), October 1985, pp.501-517.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Levels of stress were measured using the Malaise Inventory. Results suggest that highest levels of stress were associated with the presence of a child with behaviour disorders or with multiple impairments, with stress aggravated by levels of adversity. Concludes with recommendations for service provision.
Working in the social services: job satisfaction, stress and violence
- Authors:
- BALLOCH Susan, PAHL Jan, McLEAN John
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 28(3), June 1998, pp.329-350.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses how a major survey of the social services work has produced new data about sources of job satisfaction and about the incidence of stress and violence. The survey took place in five different local authorities in England, and interviews were carried out with 1276 individuals, selected from four groups of staff: managers, social work staff, home care workers and residential staff...
Stress and coping in mothers caring for a child with severe learning difficulties: a test of Lazarus' transactional model of coping. (In) Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology v. 1 pp. 57-70 1991
- Authors:
- QUINE Lyn, PAHL Jan
- Publisher:
- [none]
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 14p.,tables,bibliog.
Report of a study of 166 mothers, which investigated both the factors associated with maternal stress, and those which might mediate or buffer the effects, taking into account those elements of family functioning which make families vulnerable or resistant to stress. Concludes that there is a need for a comprehensive method of assessing child and family in order to identify needs and target