Sensation Seeking, Coping With Stress, and Readiness to Engage in Therapy: Does Ego Development Influence the Psychosocial Functioning of Substance-Abusing Mothers?
David DH, McMahon TJ, Luthar SL, Suchman NE. Sensation Seeking, Coping With Stress, and Readiness to Engage in Therapy: Does Ego Development Influence the Psychosocial Functioning of Substance-Abusing Mothers? American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2012, 82: 231-240. PMID: 22506525, PMCID: PMC3349349, DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01146.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultEgoFemaleHumansMother-Child RelationsMothersPatient Acceptance of Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk-TakingStress, PsychologicalSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsSubstance-abusing mothersEgo developmentPsychological processesAdaptive coping behaviorsHigher ego developmentSeries of MANCOVAsAdaptive coping techniquesRates of psychopathologyPsychosocial adjustmentParenting interventionsEmotional copingCoping behaviorsPsychosocial functioningCoping techniquesImproved parentingNonclinical populationsMaternal IQInterpersonal relationshipsMothers' functioningPsychosocial factorsRisky behaviorsLife experiencesGreater readinessFunctioningStrong sensation