Empowerment, Anxiety and Depression in Families Using Early Childhood Intervention Services

Autor/inn/en	Bagur, Sara; Paz-Lourido, Berta; Rosselló, Maria Rosa; Verger, Sebastià
Titel	Empowerment, Anxiety and Depression in Families Using Early Childhood Intervention Services
Quelle	In: European Journal of Special Needs Education, 38 (2023) 2, S.276-290 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bagur, Sara) ORCID (Paz-Lourido, Berta) ORCID (Rosselló, Maria Rosa) ORCID (Verger, Sebastià)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-6257
DOI	10.1080/08856257.2022.2062908
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Disabilities; Early Intervention; Social Isolation; Parent Child Relationship; Family Programs; Inclusion; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Foreign Countries; Well Being; Outcomes of Treatment; Parenting Skills; Child Development; Family Relationship; Parent Attitudes; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Handicap; Behinderung; Soziale Isolation; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Inklusion; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Angst; Ausland; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Kindesentwicklung; Elternverhalten; Spanien
Abstract	Families of children with disabilities may experience mental health problems, feelings of emotional isolation or parental role incompetence. Early intervention (ECI) acts through Family-Centred Practices (FCP) to support child development and, at the same time, strengthen family capacities and inclusion. The aim of the study is to analyse the level of empowerment and the level of anxiety and depression of family members during the reception and assessment phase in ECI services in the Balearic Islands (Spain). The design is non-experimental cross-sectional with a mixed methodology. In the quantitative phase, information was collected from 135 relatives (78.5% women, 21.5% men) using three questionnaires. In the qualitative phase, information was collected through five focus groups with 30 participants (56.7% women, 43.3% men). The main results show that family members report higher levels of family empowerment compared to the service system or to community-policy empowerment. The findings showed greater levels of anxiety than depression, feelings of despair, uncertainty or exhaustion where also detected. Professional support contributes to improved socio-emotional well-being. Professionals are encouraged to identify the level of family empowerment and initial emotional well-being to enhance the quality of the intervention. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01