The roles of COVID-19-related resource losses and coping processes in psychological distress among parents of children with special educational needs in Hong Kong: a conservation of resources approach

There are more than 57,000 children with special educational needs (SEN) in Hong Kong. Subject to multiple aspects of stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., school closures, disruptions of daily routines), parents of children with SEN are at-risk of poorer psychological well-being. Studies ha...

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Vydáno v:Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) Ročník 43; číslo 27; s. 23366 - 23377
Hlavní autoři: Ng, Natalie S. N., Yeung, Nelson C. Y.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: New York Springer US 01.07.2024
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Springer Nature B.V
Témata:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Communication
Coping (Psychology)
COVID-19
Educational aspects
Epidemics
Families & family life
Family
Hong Kong, China
Pandemics
Parents
Parents & parenting
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Social Sciences
Special needs students
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong China
China
COVID-19
Special education needs
Resource losses
Conservation of resources
Psychological distress
Parents
ISSN:1046-1310, 1936-4733
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Shrnutí:There are more than 57,000 children with special educational needs (SEN) in Hong Kong. Subject to multiple aspects of stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., school closures, disruptions of daily routines), parents of children with SEN are at-risk of poorer psychological well-being. Studies have suggested that perceived resource loss in different aspects due to COVID-19, coping resources (e.g. family communication, parenting self-efficacy), and coping strategies (e.g., acceptance) are associated with psychological outcomes among Western parents of children with SEN; relevant local studies are limited. Guided by the Conservation of Resource Theory, this study examined the factors associated with psychological distress among parents of children with SEN shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Parents of children with SEN in Hong Kong ( N  = 150) were recruited between February and March 2023 from online forums to complete a cross-sectional survey measuring their sociodemographic variables and the abovementioned psychosocial variables. Hierarchical regression results showed that loss in future control ( β  = 0.28, p  < .01) and self-blame coping ( β  = 0.26, p  < .001) were associated with higher psychological distress; family communication ( β =  − 0.27, p  < .001) and acceptance coping ( β =  − 0.18, p  < .05) were associated with lower psychological distress among those parents. This study identified the important contributors to psychological distress of the parents of children with SEN in Hong Kong. Psychosocial interventions helping parents to reflect on resource loss due to COVID-19, training their skills in coping with stressors and effective family communication could promote their psychological adjustments in difficult pandemic situations.
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ISSN:1046-1310
1936-4733
DOI:10.1007/s12144-024-05798-9