A systematic review of social support for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Kirchhofer, SM (通讯作者),Univ Oslo, Dept Psychol, Oslo, Norway.;Kirchhofer, SM (通讯作者),Lovisenberg Hosp Trust, Child & Adolescent Mental Hlth Serv, Nic Waals Inst, Oslo, Norway.
2022-7
Background: Social support is a protective factor for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.Aims: We reviewed studies on social support received by siblings of children with neuro-developmental disorders.Methods and procedures: We conducted a pre-registered systematic review (CRD42020207686), searching PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus.Outcomes and results: Fifteen articles were eligible for the review, 13 of which used cross-sectional designs. Two studies investigated sibling social support after an intervention. Multiple variables were negatively related to social support (e.g., sibling depression, loneliness, stress). Variables that were positively related to social support included prosocial behavior, competence (academic, social, and activity-related), problem-focused coping, and family quality of life. Potential mod-erators of the relationship between social support and psychosocial adjustment included the type of disorder of the affected sibling and the type of social support provider. We conclude with an overview of the reliability and validity of the seven social support measurements used across the studies.Conclusions and implications: Lower levels of social support are associated with more negative psychosocial adjustment among siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. We encourage future researchers to further investigate ways to increase social support for siblings to improve outcomes.
RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
卷号:126
ISSN:0891-4222|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Oslo; Innlandet Hospital Trust; University of New South Wales Sydney
资助机构
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia(National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia)
资助信息
Authors?note Claire Wakefield is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (APP1143767 and APP 2008300) . We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
被引频次(WOS)
3
被引频次(其他)
3
180天使用计数
4
2013以来使用计数
9
EISSN
1873-3379
出版年
2022-7
DOI
10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104234
学科领域
循证教育学
关键词
Siblings Neurodevelopmental disorders Social support Resilience Risk
WOS学科分类
Education, Special Rehabilitation