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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ835593
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-May
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
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A Comparative Study of Stress Profiles in Mothers of Children with Autism and Those of Children with Down's Syndrome
Pisula, Ewa
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v20 n3 p274-278 May 2007
Background: The purpose of the present study was to determine the stress in mothers whose children have autism and to compare it with the stress in mothers whose children have Down's syndrome. Method: Fifty mothers whose children had autism (n = 25) or Down's syndrome (n = 25) completed the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS) and answered some demographic questions. Results: The mothers of children with autism presented higher stress levels on seven of the 15 scales of the QRS. Conclusion: The results are discussed in the context of the unsatisfactory care system for children with autism in Poland.
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Stress Variables, Down Syndrome, Questionnaires, Child Rearing, Family Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Questionnaire on Resources and Stress
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