Social network typology and health among parents of children with developmental disabilities: Results from a national study of midlife adults

Robert S. Dembo, Nick Huntington, Monika Mitra, Abby E. Rudolph, Margie E. Lachman and Marsha R. Mailick

Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 292, issue C

Abstract: There is increasing interest in the role of contextual factors in promoting well-being among parents of children with developmental disabilities. This study aimed to examine whether social network types moderate the impacts of having a child with a developmental disability on parents' health.

Keywords: Developmental disabilities; Social network types; Convoy model; K-means clustering; Depression; Self-rated physical health; Self-rated mental health; Chronic conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114623

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