Abstract

CUNHA, Katiane da Costa et al. STRESS AND SELF-EFFICACY IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY UP TO 12 YEARS OLD. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2023, vol.29, e0116.  Epub May 15, 2023. ISSN 1980-5470.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-54702023v29e0116.

Cerebral palsy is a chronic encephalopathy that affects family functioning, altering everyone’s routine and well-being. The intense care routine can lead to stress and affect parental self-efficacy. Thus, the aim of this article was to evaluate the possible association between stress and self-efficacy in parents of children with cerebral palsy. Eighty-one parents of children up to 12 years old participated in the study. The sociodemographic inventory, the gross motor functional rating scale, the parental stress index and the self-efficacy scale were used. The Correspondence Analysis Technique was also used. High levels of self-efficacy were associated with low levels of stress in the domains of parental distress [2.33 (98.00)] and dysfunctional parent-child interaction [1.12 (73.54)]. High parental self-efficacy acts as a buffer against stressful events in parents of children with cerebral palsy.

Keywords : Self efficacy; Stress; Cerebral palsy.

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