Families of Children With Disabilities: Findings From a National Sample of Eight-Grade Students

Hodapp, Robert M.; Krasner, Diane V.

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“…Furthermore, previous research indicates that mother's age is significant related to children's sexual attitudes and behaviors (Thornton and Camburn 1987), including timing of sexual initiation (Taris and Semin 1997). These results indicate that family characteristics also are associated with aspects of an adolescent sexual behavior and should be considered in the analyses—especially because children with disabilities are significantly more likely than children without disabilities to reside in families living below poverty, in single-parent families, and in households with lower educational attainment (Fujiura and Yamaki 2000; Hodapp and Krasner 1994; Hogan et al 2000). …”

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The First Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Girls With and Without Disabilities

Shandra

Chowdhury

2011

J Youth Adolescence

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First sexual intercourse is an important experience in the young adult life course. While previous research has examined racial, gender, and socioeconomic differences in the characteristics of first sexual intercourse, less is known about differences by disability status. Using a racially diverse (27% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 53% non-Hispanic white) sample of 2,729 adolescent girls aged 12–24 at first sexual intercourse from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, this article examines the association between disability and type of first sexual relationship, degree of discussion about birth control, and pregnancy wantedness. Regression analyses indicate that girls with mild or learning or emotional disabilities experience first sexual intercourse in different types of relationships than girls without disabilities. Adolescents with learning or emotional conditions have greater levels of discussion about birth control with their first sexual partners than those without disabilities. In addition, among those who do not use birth control at first sexual intercourse, girls with multiple or seriously limiting conditions are more likely to want a pregnancy—versus not want a pregnancy—at first sexual intercourse. Findings indicate that disability status is important to consider when examining adolescent sexuality; however, not all youth with disabilities have equal experiences.

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The First Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Girls With and Without Disabilities

Shandra

Chowdhury

2011

J Youth Adolescence

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“…Parents were especially scrutinized and found to be, among many other things, rejecting, punitive, overprotective, angry, and depressed (Cook, 1963;Cummings, Bayley, & Rie, 1966;Waisbren, 1980). The negative picture of husbands and wives painted by such research led to a commonsense deduction that marriages of such couples were in dire jeopardy, and much research was conducted to examine that possibility (e.g., Floyd & Zmich, 1991;Gath, 1977;Hodapp & Krasner, 1995;Witt, Riley, & Coiro, 2003). Siblings were also found to suffer from the negative consequences of having a brother or sister with DD.…”

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“Just Good Different Things”

Maul

Singer

2009

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

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Fifteen parents and two grandparents of children with developmental disabilities (DD) were interviewed to discover common themes regarding specific ways in which they devised positive adaptations to their everyday routines to accommodate the needs of their children with DD, how they decided upon the accommodations, and how much help they felt they received from professionals in making the accommodations. Interviews were audiorecorded and transcribed. Using grounded theory methods, the authors analyzed the transcriptions to determine common themes, which were found to be (a) lost opportunities replaced by new opportunities, (b) the family as a team, (c) time adaptations, (d) the idiosyncratic nature of family accommodations, and (e) an insistence on normalcy, accompanied by a resistance to stigma. Participants most commonly described their decision-making process as "trial and error," and the majority felt professionals had given them good help in making accommodations.

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“…Consequently, medical impairments and functional limitations are often associated with a variety of potentially negative outcomes in families. These include decreased maternal employment (Breslau, Salkever, & Staruch, 1982; Lukemeyer, Meyers, & Smeeding, 2000; Salkever; Thyen, Kuhlthau, & Perrin, 1999); increased time spent on child care and housework (Breslau, 1983); increased financial strain (Hodapp & Krasner, 1994; Jacobs & McDermott, 1989; Lukemeyer et al; Thyen et al); and disruptions in sleep (Kirk, 1998; Knoll, 1992).…”

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Family Life With Children With Disabilities: The Key Role of Rehabilitation

Rogers¹,

Hogan

2003

J of Marriage and Family

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ࡗFamily Life With Children With Disabilities:The Key Role of Rehabilitation This study examines the effects of children's medical impairments and functional disabilities and the use of medical care and rehabilitation on three family consequences (job changes, severe financial problems, and sleep disruptions). We use a life course perspective on the interlinked lives of family members, countertransitions, and career contingencies to understand the family impact of child disability. Using data from the 1995 National Health Interview Surveys (N ϭ 3,446), we find that the rehabilitation services that children receive account for (mediate) a large part of the observed association of children's medical impairments and disabilities on these family outcomes. Assistance in obtaining rehabilitation for children with disabilities could reduce the family costs and disruptive countertransitions associated with raising children with disabilities.For children with disabilities, medical care and rehabilitation are critical ingredients in promoting successful child development and the life chances of youth as they make the transition to adulthood. Family resources are needed to obtain the neces-

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Families of Children With Disabilities: Findings From a National Sample of Eight-Grade Students

Cited by 31 publications

References 4 publications

The First Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Girls With and Without Disabilities

The First Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Girls With and Without Disabilities

“Just Good Different Things”

Family Life With Children With Disabilities: The Key Role of Rehabilitation

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