Adult Female and Male Siblings of Persons with Disabilities: Findings from a National Survey

Autor/inn/en	Hodapp, Robert M.; Urbano, Richard C.; Burke, Meghan M.
Titel	Adult Female and Male Siblings of Persons with Disabilities: Findings from a National Survey
Quelle	In: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 48 (2010) 1, S.52-62 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9556
Schlagwörter	Siblings; Females; Disabilities; Sibling Relationship; Gender Differences; Surveys; Adults; Marriage; Divorce; Pregnancy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sibling; Geschwister; Weibliches Geschlecht; Handicap; Behinderung; Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ehe; Ehescheidung; Schwangerschaft
Abstract	In this study, the authors used a national, Web-based survey to examine female and male siblings of individuals with disabilities. More than 1,160 adult siblings completed a 163-question survey about themselves, their siblings, and their sibling relationships. Most respondents reported fairly close contact with their siblings and positive sibling relationships, good health, and benefits from being a sibling to a brother-sister with disabilities. Compared with men, women reported benefiting more from the sibling relationship. Relative to the U.S. population, female (though not male) siblings married later and divorced less often, and these women had their first child at later ages. Implications are discussed regarding future research and service needs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10