Traditionally, studies on parenting children with disabilities have focused mostly on experiences of stress. More recently, studies have turned to examining parental coping from the perspective of strength, focusing on the ability to achieve growth and empowerment. Most studies, however, have not examined parental activism as a coping mechanism. Based on the Double ABCX Model of Family Adjustment and Adaptation, this study, conducted in Israel, assessed the adequacy of a theoretical model linking stress, coping, activism, growth, and empowerment of parents of children with disabilities. Activist and nonactivist parents (N = 123) completed a structured questionnaire that included measures of stress, coping, empowerment, and growth. Stress was negatively associated with empowerment and growth, whereas problem-focused coping and parental activism were positively associated with empowerment and growth. Activism was found to mediate the relationships between stress and growth and empowerment, with lower levels of stress being related to higher levels of activism, which was in turn correlated to higher levels of empowerment and growth. Parental activism, consisting of deconstructing problems faced by the family and demanding change in social discourse with a view toward inclusion, choice, rights, and equality, is a useful mechanism for parents in alleviating levels of stress and enhancing sense of empowerment and growth.

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以色列残疾儿童父母的行动、成长和赋权

传统上，关于抚养残疾儿童的研究主要集中在压力经历上。最近，研究转向从力量的角度审视父母的应对方式，重点关注实现成长和赋权的能力。然而，大多数研究并未将父母行动主义作为一种应对机制进行检验。基于家庭调整和适应的双 ABCX 模型，这项在以色列进行的研究评估了将残疾儿童父母的压力、应对、行动、成长和赋权联系起来的理论模型的充分性。积极分子和不积极分子的父母（N = 123) 完成了一份结构化问卷，其中包括压力、应对、赋权和成长的测量。压力与赋权和成长呈负相关，而以问题为中心的应对和父母行动与赋权和成长呈正相关。行动主义被发现可以调节压力与成长和授权之间的关系，较低水平的压力与较高水平的行动主义相关，而这反过来又与较高水平的授权和成长相关。家长行动主义，包括解构家庭面临的问题和要求改变社会话语，以实现包容、选择、权利和平等，是父母减轻压力和增强赋权感和成长感的有用机制。