Siblings of Mentally Handicapped Children and Their Social Relations. Research Supplement.

Andersson, Egil

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Publication Date: 1988

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Siblings of Mentally Handicapped Children and Their Social Relations. Research Supplement.

Andersson, Egil

British Journal of Special Education, v15 n1 p24-26 Mar 1988

The study compared siblings (N=85) of mentally handicapped children in Sweden to a comparable reference group. Results indicated the siblings were more socially isolated in school and in their leisure time, a consequence of their parents' reactions to the family circumstances. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Family Problems, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Leisure Time, Mental Retardation, Peer Relationship, Siblings, Social Isolation

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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