Mothers, their stress and coping strategies in response to nontraditional behavior of their children. 1983.

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Mothers, their stress and coping strategies in response to nontraditional behavior of their children. 1983.

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These data were collected in 1982 and 1983 in order to identify common coping strategies utilized by mothers experiencing stress in relation to their children's actions. In-depth personal interviews were conducted with 32 mothers who defined their children's behavior in the following areas as stressful: substance abuse, divorce, cult or commune membership, incarceration, homosexuality, interracial marriage, suicide, unwed motherhood, and abortion. In these interviews, the participants described the actions of their children which generated the stress and their own responses to this behavior. Participants were asked to relate what coping strategies they developed and what resources they used to overcome the stress. Biographical data including employment, family, marriage, education, and class information were obtained for each mother. Loevinger Sentence Completion Tests were administered to each mother to assess ego development. The Murray Center has acquired typed transcripts from each interview. Loevinger Sentence Completion Tests and biographical data sheets for all participants are also available.

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