An Investigation of Four Dimensions of Siblings' Relationships of Handicapped/Nonhandicapped Sibling Dyads: Phase 1. Final Report, September 30, 1987 through September 29, 1988.

Autor/inn/en	Ascione, Frank R.; und weitere
Institution	Utah State Univ., Logan.
Titel	An Investigation of Four Dimensions of Siblings' Relationships of Handicapped/Nonhandicapped Sibling Dyads: Phase 1. Final Report, September 30, 1987 through September 29, 1988.
Quelle	(1988), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Behavior Patterns; Behavior Rating Scales; Demography; Disabilities; Downs Syndrome; Family Problems; Hearing Impairments; Language Handicaps; Mental Retardation; Mothers; Parent Attitudes; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Sibling Relationship; Stress Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demografie; Handicap; Behinderung; 'Down syndrome; Down''s syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Familienkrise; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Geistige Behinderung; Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung
Abstract	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, dominance, agonism, and prosocial behavior. Children's mothers completed questionnaires related to their perception of the siblings' relationships, family resources, stress, support and functioning, and demographic information. Statistically significant findings for siblings of handicapped children included relations with age (older children displayed greater dominance); relations with birth order (older siblings imitated less and were more prosocial); and relations with age gap (greater age gaps were associated with greater dominance). Siblings of control children exhibited significantly more prosocial behavior but did not differ from siblings of handicapped children on imitation, dominance, or agonism. Gender differences were not found. Maternal questionnaire data indicated that family cohesiveness was negatively related to agonism, family size was positively related to prosocial behaviors. Separate analyses by handicapping condition found that siblings of Down syndrome children displayed the greatest dominance and Down syndrome children were most agonistic. Appendixes include the study protocol, the coding system, and the Sibling Behavior Rating Scale. (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01