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Demographic and infant clinical data were obtained.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S104795112402568X_as3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Parental stress showed significant small to medium positive correlations with MH and PTG, but no significant correlations with QoL. EFC and AC showed significant small to medium positive correlations with MH, and medium negative correlations with parental QoL. EFC and PFC had significant small to medium correlations with PTG. PFC and AC had significant small to medium correlations with infant QoL. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that parental symptoms of anxiety, PTG, parental QoL, infant QoL were significantly predicted by models comprising of parental stress, coping styles, and clinical controls (adjusted <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 13.0\u201347.9%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> range &lt; 0.001\u2013.048), with results for parental symptoms of depression falling marginally above significance (adjusted <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 12.3%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = .056).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S104795112402568X_as4\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Parental stress, coping styles, and length of hospital stay are related to psychological outcomes in parents of infants with CHD. 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