The Influence of Parents on the Formation of Psychological Needs of Teenagers with Disability

Autor/in	Konarska, Joanna
Titel	The Influence of Parents on the Formation of Psychological Needs of Teenagers with Disability
Quelle	In: International Journal of Special Education, 25 (2010) 3, S.9-16 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0827-3383
Schlagwörter	Psychological Needs; Visual Impairments; Social Behavior; Parent Participation; Parent Influence; Comparative Analysis; Rehabilitation; Questionnaires; Needs Assessment; Social Development; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Elternmitwirkung; Fragebogen; Bedarfsermittlung; Soziale Entwicklung; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Polen
Abstract	The cognitive aim of this research is to examine the level of intensity of needs in the case of teenagers with visual impairments, compared with their able-bodied peers, as well as participation of parents in formation of these needs. The practical aim of the study is to consider the acquired knowledge in programs of early rehabilitation and helping parents who are an indispensable link in the process of need formation for a child. To describe the level of fulfilling needs, the author used the questionnaire made by G.G. Stern (1958). The analysis of needs presented in this study was a part of a broad investigation of conditions of social behavior of people with disability (Konarska, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2003 a, 2005, 2007). This study showed connection between examined needs and parental influence on their formation. In the author's investigation, the connection between early influence of parents on the formation of needs of the examined teenagers and the level of intensification of the needs they present was not always direct and clear. This research showed that despite great parental efforts, level of some needs was not sufficient to make building a relationship with other people easier in the future. Weak needs of achievement, low needs of autonomy, low compensation ability, and weakly developed cognitive needs, indicated that great effort of parents in order to create these needs, was not successful. Obtained results suggest that if parents do not reach intended educational aim, it means, they need professional help. (Contains 2 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Special Education. 2889 Highbury Street, Vancouver, BC V6R 3T7, Canada. Web site: http://www.internationaljournalofspecialeducation.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10