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Clayton, John Mark; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
This paper addresses issues in the separation of level of functioning of a child with mental retardation and the general life satisfaction of parents in research on the effects of such children on their parents' level of psychological stress. It also urges development of instruments that do not mix items measuring physical demands and those…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Coping, Family Problems, Measures (Individuals)
Benedict, Mary I.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1992
Analysis of questionnaires completed by 257 parents of children with multiple disabilities (of which 25 had previously substantiated maltreatment reports) on perceptions of stress and burden of care found no relationship between a history of child maltreatment and currently perceived stress levels. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Coping
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Seiffge-Krenke, Inge; Shulman, Shmuel – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1990
Factor analysis of coping behavior in adolescents in Frankfurt, Germany, and Tel Aviv yielded similar structures, but Israelis demonstrated a marked preference for internal coping strategies as opposed to coping by means of social resources. Discusses the impact of environmental and historical conditions. (DM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Hochstenbach, J.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1996
Patients (N=165) under 75 who had suffered a stroke in the past 5 years completed a Sickness Impact Profile. Analysis of results indicated the influence of stroke on everyday functioning. Chronic psychosocial disabilities, independent of the degree of physical disability, were reported in fifty-two percent of the patients. This psychosocial…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Chronic Illness