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The differential effects of age, sex and sibling order of mentally retarded offspring on their parents

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dc.contributor.authorLopez, Maria Elaineen
dc.contributor.departmentFamily and Child Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:40:14Zen
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:40:14Zen
dc.date.issued1985en
dc.description.abstractThirty-one parents of trainable mentally retarded males and females ranging in age from 3 to 21 were used as the sample. Two instruments, the <u>Family Adaptation and Cohesion Evaluation Scale</u>, and the <u>Family Satisfaction Scale<</u> were used to collect data. Responses were compiled and differences in mother-father responses were statistically analyzed, together with effects of age, sibling order and sex of the child. No statistically significant differences were found between parents of male mentally retarded children and parents of female mentally retarded children on FACES II or FSS; nor were statistically significant differences found between parents of eldest siblings and those mentally retarded children born in other sibling positions on FACES II. However, mothers scored significantly higher on family adaptation and cohesion, and fathers scored significantly higher on family satisfaction. Parents of eldest female mentally retarded offspring scored significantly higher on family satisfaction than those parents with mentally retarded daughters of other sibling positions. Information gathered from parents regarding their needs for community services and education centered on the family.en
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dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiv, 80 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/50054en
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 13488771en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1985.L669en
dc.subject.lcshChildren with mental disabilitiesen
dc.subject.lcshFamilies -- Researchen
dc.titleThe differential effects of age, sex and sibling order of mentally retarded offspring on their parentsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFamily and Child Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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