Stories of Life Transition: Subjective Well-Being and Ego Development in Parents of Children with Down Syndrome |
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Authors: | Laura A. King Christie K. Scollon Christine Ramsey Teresa Williams |
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Affiliation: | Southern Methodist University |
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Abstract: | Eighty-seven parents of children with Down Syndrome (DS; 63 women, 24 men) wrote narratives about finding out that their child had DS and completed questionnaire measures of subjective well-being (SWB) and stress-related growth and completed the Sentence Completion Test as a measure of ego development. Forty-two of these individuals participated in a follow-up 2 years later. Foreshadowing and happy endings in the stories were related to heightened SWB at both time periods. Evidence of accommodative change—actively experiencing a paradigmatic shift—was related to stress-related growth and ego development at both time periods. A high sense of closure and accommodation in the stories was associated with the highest levels of stress-related growth. Implications for research on well-being and personal growth are discussed. |
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