Coparenting describes how parents coordinate joint responsibility for raising their children, supporting or undermining each other's parenting efforts. The presentation summarises my research exploring the relationship of coparenting in parents of children with disabilities with their parental satisfaction. Variables such as the age of the child with a disability and their functional status were also included. Three tools were used: The Coparenting Relationship Scale (Feinberg et al.), the Parenting Experience Scale of my design, and a survey questionnaire. The sample included 151 mothers and 128 fathers raising children with intellectual disabilities, sensory disabilities, and ASD. The regression analyses showed that more partner support, weaker conflict tendencies, less appreciation of their maternal role by their partner, and higher child independence are important for mothers to experience a stronger sense of gratification for their efforts, satisfaction with their participation in raising a child with a disability and their ability to engage in non-family activities. Fathers with a stronger sense of support in their parenting activities from mothers and those showing less appreciation of their partners in the maternal role, raising a more independent and younger child, are more likely to experience emotional satisfaction. Greater mother’s support and less appreciation of her in this role were also associated with greater satisfaction with the child's development and upbringing, satisfaction with observed social attitudes toward the child, and a sense of gratification in the father’s role. Practical and research implications were formulated.

Authors:
Monika Parchomiuk, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Monika Parchomiuk is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at University of Maria Curie Sklodowska in Lublin in Poland

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