Advisor

Gonzalez, David

Committee Member

Johnson, Brian

Committee Member

Helm, Heather

Committee Member

Perrett, Jamis

Department

Applied Psychology & Counselor Education

Institution

University of Northern Colorado

Type of Resources

Text

Place of Publication

Greeley (Colo.)

Publisher

University of Northern Colorado

Date Created

8-1-2009

Genre

Thesis

Extent

150 pages

Digital Origin

Born digital

Description

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the parental stress reported by foster parents and factors of wellness. Outcomes were measured using the Parenting Stress Index - Short Form (Abidin, 1995) and the Five Factor Wellness Inventory (Myers & Sweeney, 2004). Data were collected on a single occasion from 148 foster parents utilizing on-line support groups. Pearson's correlation found that there was a significant negative relationship between Total Parenting Stress and Overall Wellness (r = -.306, P = <.0005) as well as Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interactions and Overall Wellness (r = -.246, P = .003). Stepwise regression was used to investigate factors of wellness predictive of lower levels of Total Stress and Parent Child Dysfunctional Interactions. Two factors of wellness, including Realistic Beliefs and Leisure, were found to be predictive of lower levels of Total Stress. Four factors of wellness, including Leisure, Emotions, Positive Humor, and Realistic Beliefs were found to be predictive of lower levels of Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interactions.

Degree type

PsyD

Degree Name

Doctoral

Language

English

Local Identifiers

Gillingham_unco_0161N_10014

Rights Statement

Copyright is held by author.

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