ERIC Number: EJ970209
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1944-7515
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Predictors of Future Caregiving by Adult Siblings of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Burke, Meghan M.; Taylor, Julie Lounds; Urbano, Richard; Hodapp, Robert M.
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v117 n1 p33-47 Jan 2012
With the growing life expectancy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, siblings will increasingly assume responsibility for the care of their brother or sister with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Using a 163-item survey completed by 757 siblings, the authors identified factors related to future caregiving expectations. Siblings expected to assume greater caregiving responsibility for their brother or sister with disabilities if they were female, had closer relationships with and lived closer to their brother or sister with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and were the lone sibling without a disability. Siblings who expected to assume higher levels of caregiving had parents who were currently more able to care for their brother or sister with disabilities. With a better understanding of who intends to fulfill future caregiving roles, support can be provided to these siblings.
Descriptors: Siblings, Adults, Caregivers, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Surveys, Sibling Relationship, Gender Differences, Predictor Variables
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aaidd.allenpress.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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