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Marianne Fernandes; Kevin Watson; Sandra Lennox; Chris Forlin – Australian Journal of Education, 2024
Living with a chronic health condition in the home can have a debilitating effect on the psychosocial and psychoaffective wellbeing of the entire family. This is particularly the case for healthy school aged siblings. This research investigated the perceptions and experiences of at-school support for well-siblings to evaluate its effectiveness in…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Family Environment, Stress Variables, Student School Relationship
Sienknecht, Stephen Eric – ProQuest LLC, 2011
It is commonly believed that twins should be separated in school in order to promote their individuality, decrease dependence on the co-twin, and improve their capacity for higher achievement in school. However, within the past 30 years, researchers have begun to question the utility of these beliefs and the commonplace practice of separating…
Descriptors: Twins, Stereotypes, School Policy, Student Placement
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Orfus, Melanie; Howe, Nina – Exceptionality Education International, 2008
Self-reports from siblings of children with special needs regarding their appraisal of family stress and coping are important additions to the disability literature. Twelve school-age siblings of children with special needs were interviewed about their daily hassles, uplifts, and coping strategies related to living in a family with a child with a…
Descriptors: Siblings, Disabilities, Coping, Special Needs Students
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Dyson, Lily L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
Quantitative and qualitative measures from 19 parents and 19 siblings of children with learning disabilities showed that family functioning and self-concepts of siblings were comparable to those in families of nondisabled children but parents experienced greater stress than did parents of nondisabled children. Families also experienced…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment
Stewart, Robert B., Jr. – 1990
Synthesizing the methodologies of developmental psychology, family sociology, and systems theory, this 15-month longitudinal study examined familial role adjustments in 41 suburban families after the birth of a second child. Using interviews, observations, and rating scales, the study examined families during the third trimester of the second…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Family Environment, Family Life, Longitudinal Studies
Ascione, Frank R.; And Others – 1988
The study examined the interaction behaviors of nonhandicapped siblings of 60 preschool children with either hearing impairments, cognitive/language impairments, or Down Syndrome, and compared these behaviors with those of 35 siblings of nonhandicapped children. Videotapes of social interactions were evaluated for behaviors suggesting imitation,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Demography, Disabilities