2All correspondence should be sent to Robert J. Thompson, Jr., P.O. Box 3362, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
Abstract:
Assessed the psychological adjustment of 78 mothers of childrenand adolescents (717 years of age) with sickle cell disease.Support was provided for a transactional stress and coping modelin delineating the processes associated with maternal adjustment.In particular, poor maternal adjustment was associated withuse of palliative coping methods and high levels of stress relatedto daily hassles. Variables of the model accounted for 55% ofthe variance in maternal psychological distress.