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ERIC Number: EJ609698
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-6765
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Transformational Outcomes Associated with Parenting Children Who Have Disabilities.
Scorgie, Kate; Sobsey, Dick
Mental Retardation, v38 n3 p195-206 Jun 2000
A study explored transformations in the lives of 80 parents of children with disabilities. Results indicate that most parents reported many positive changes in their lives as a result of parenting a child with a disability, including personal growth, improved relations with others, and changes in philosophical or spiritual values. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Coping, Disabilities, Interpersonal Competence, Life Satisfaction, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Spirituality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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