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| '''Parenting stress''' relates to ] that are a function of being in and executing the ]. It is a construct that relates to both psychological phenomena and to the human body’s physiological state as a parent or caretaker of a child. | '''Parenting stress''' relates to ] that are a function of being in and executing the ]. It is a construct that relates to both psychological phenomena and to the human body’s physiological state as a parent or caretaker of a child. | ||
| == Description == | |||
| The construct of parenting stress builds on the seminal works of both Selye<ref>{{Cite book |author=<nowiki>Selye, Hans, 1907-1982.</nowiki> |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3294632 |title=The stress of life |date=1978 |publisher=McGraw-Hill |year= |isbn=0070562121 |edition=Rev. |location=New York |pages= |oclc=3294632}}</ref> and Lazarus.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lazarus, Richard S. |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/224717677 |title=Stress and emotion : a new synthesis |date=2006 |publisher=Springer Pub. Co |isbn=9780826102614 |oclc=224717677}}</ref> Selye demonstrated that a physiological response occurred in the body by phenomenological events like physical environmental stimuli. Although not always maladaptive, the stress in parenting is more likely to be maladaptive, especially when the stress is severe or chronic. Further, he demonstrated that, regardless of the sources of stress, the greater the number of stressors, the larger the body's physiological response. That finding suggested that parenting stress would need to be understood and measured by considering multiple variables. Lazarus articulated the connection of perceptions to emotions and subsequently to both the physiological response and the likely behavioral responses of individuals. Parenting stress thus conceived is not simply a reaction to observable events but the interpretations and other cognitions of the parent relative to the events. The Lazarus model suggests four stages of the stress reaction: | |||
| # Recognition of an environmental demand, | |||
| # The perception of the demand in terms of whether it is perceived as a threat, | |||
| # Whether or not the individual believes they have the resources to cope with the event. This process is instantaneous and is essentially an unconscious response. | |||
| # Based on stage three, the nervous system responds by either relaxing or preparing to flee or fight. | |||
| Thus, the works of Selye and Lazarus provide conceptual frameworks for understanding the links between emotion perception, stress, and coping. For a review of the available evidence-based measures of parenting stress, see Holly et al. (2019).<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Holly |first=Lindsay E. |last2=Fenley |first2=Alicia R. |last3=Kritikos |first3=Tessa K. |last4=Merson |first4=Rachel A. |last5=Abidin |first5=Richard R. |last6=Langer |first6=David A. |date=2019-09-03 |title=Evidence-Base Update for Parenting Stress Measures in Clinical Samples |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2019.1639515 |journal=Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology |volume=48 |issue=5 |pages=685–705 |doi=10.1080/15374416.2019.1639515 |issn=1537-4416 |pmid=31393178}}</ref> | |||
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Parenting stress relates to stressors that are a function of being in and executing the parenting role. It is a construct that relates to both psychological phenomena and to the human body’s physiological state as a parent or caretaker of a child.
Description
The construct of parenting stress builds on the seminal works of both Selye and Lazarus. Selye demonstrated that a physiological response occurred in the body by phenomenological events like physical environmental stimuli. Although not always maladaptive, the stress in parenting is more likely to be maladaptive, especially when the stress is severe or chronic. Further, he demonstrated that, regardless of the sources of stress, the greater the number of stressors, the larger the body's physiological response. That finding suggested that parenting stress would need to be understood and measured by considering multiple variables. Lazarus articulated the connection of perceptions to emotions and subsequently to both the physiological response and the likely behavioral responses of individuals. Parenting stress thus conceived is not simply a reaction to observable events but the interpretations and other cognitions of the parent relative to the events. The Lazarus model suggests four stages of the stress reaction:
- Recognition of an environmental demand,
- The perception of the demand in terms of whether it is perceived as a threat,
- Whether or not the individual believes they have the resources to cope with the event. This process is instantaneous and is essentially an unconscious response.
- Based on stage three, the nervous system responds by either relaxing or preparing to flee or fight.
Thus, the works of Selye and Lazarus provide conceptual frameworks for understanding the links between emotion perception, stress, and coping. For a review of the available evidence-based measures of parenting stress, see Holly et al. (2019).
- Selye, Hans, 1907-1982. (1978). The stress of life (Rev. ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0070562121. OCLC 3294632.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Lazarus, Richard S. (2006). Stress and emotion : a new synthesis. Springer Pub. Co. ISBN 9780826102614. OCLC 224717677.
- Holly, Lindsay E.; Fenley, Alicia R.; Kritikos, Tessa K.; Merson, Rachel A.; Abidin, Richard R.; Langer, David A. (2019-09-03). "Evidence-Base Update for Parenting Stress Measures in Clinical Samples". Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 48 (5): 685–705. doi:10.1080/15374416.2019.1639515. ISSN 1537-4416. PMID 31393178.