Illness-Related Parenting Stress and Maladjustment in Congenital Heart Disease: Mindfulness as a Moderator

ConclusionsConsistent with the broader literatures, our sample of parents of infants and toddlers with CHD reported high illness-related parenting stress and maladjustment. Building on other studies demonstrating the benefits of mindful parenting, our results suggest that engaging in mindfulness might thwart the association between illness-related parenting stress and maladjustment in parents of infants and toddlers with CHD.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research