ERIC Number: EJ1187923
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 10
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Young Adults with Severe Intellectual Disability: Culture, Parent, and Sibling Impact
Lauderdale-Littin, Stacy; Blacher, Jan
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v42 n3 p230-239 2017
Background: Having a child with intellectual disability impacts all family members, with both parents and siblings having to adjust. Negative impact on the typically developing sibling, specifically, has been shown to vary based on caregiving responsibilities and mothers' stress level. Method: This study gathered information from 238 Latina and Anglo mothers of young adults with intellectual disability to explore sibling negative impact related to maternal stress, positive feelings about parenting, sibling diagnostic category, and cultural group. Results: Mothers experiencing more stress reported higher levels of sibling impact; mothers with more positive feelings about parenting reported lower levels of negative impact, with Latina mothers reporting higher levels of stress and positive feelings about parenting. Anglo mothers, however, were less likely to designate a sibling as a future caregiver. Conclusions: These findings suggest culture and diagnostic classification should be given more attention relative to their impact on typically developing siblings.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Hispanic Americans, Whites, Mothers, Young Adults, Siblings, Stress Variables, Parent Attitudes, Child Rearing, Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Differences, Family Environment, Behavior Rating Scales, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
Grant or Contract Numbers: HD21324; 348791459
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