Marital Adjustment in Parents of Children with Disabilities: A Historical Review and Meta-Analysis

Risdal, Don; Singer, George

doi:10.2511/rpsd.29.2.95

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“…The literature is similar to the findings of the study and puts forth that problems arise in the functions of the family and marital relations together upon the birth of a child with special needs. These problems might arise from the other siblings of the child, the relatives and spouses of mothers as well as from the disabled child (Freedman, Krauss & Seltzer, 1997;Ozsenol et al, 2003;Risdal & Singer, 2004). According to the study's findings, the mothers of disabled children express that they cannot get satisfactory information, education and health services regarding the situation of their children from family, close environment and other spheres of the society.…”

Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

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A study on family opinions concerning services provided in special education centers

Uğurlu

Kayhan

2017

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This study is to diagnose and evaluate children with different special needs medically and educationally and, as a result of those evaluations, to identify families' expectations, opinions and suggestions concerning the special education process, services and the functioning of special education institutions. The mothers of five children who attended special education centres located in Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, were included. The data were gathered through semistructured interviews, and the study were designed with the research method qualitatively. The opinions of mothers were gathered under five main themes. The results show that children who were diagnosed/evaluated at an early stage were integrated into education earlier and benefit more from special education institutions compared with other children. This study concludes that mothers' anxiety and stress decrease as the social support they receive increases.

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A study on family opinions concerning services provided in special education centers

Uğurlu

Kayhan

2017

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“…Although Risdal and Singer's (2004) meta-analysis study revealed an overall adverse effect of having a child with a developmental disability on marital satisfaction across studies, some of the studies showed equal or even better marital adjustment in a disability sample than in a sample without disability. More recently, Daire, Munion, and Carlson (2011) compared the marital satisfaction of parents of children with and without disability and found no significant differences.…”

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A Comparison of Marital Satisfaction of Mothers Raising a Child with Intellectual Disability versus a Child with Autism Disorder in Bahrain: Mixed Method Study

Al-Shirawi

2018

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The purpose of the current mixed method study was to explore marital satisfaction of mothers raising children with Intellectual disability (I.D), or Autism disorder Children (A.D).The participants were thirty seven mothers, 21 of them had a child with autism disorder and 16 had a child with Intellectual disability. Twenty two of the mothers participated in the semi-structured interviews using the marital satisfaction questionnaire (MSQ) which is a self-report questionnaire prepared to assess marital satisfaction. The results reported 70% of the mothers had high level marital satisfaction. Results showed no significant difference in the level of marital satisfaction between mothers of children with (I.D) and mothers of children with (A.D). The regression analyses indicated that social support, significantly predicted mothers' marital satisfaction, while other variables (income, child birth order, gender of a child, age of a child, age of mother, age of husband, social support, marital years) were not found to be influential in predicting marital satisfaction. Qualitative thematic analysis showed that most of the mothers have a high level of marital satisfaction and received support from their husbands, their families and their mothers' in-law, as well as support from professional specialists like pediatricians, psychologists, special education teachers and some friends.

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“…Essa metanálise comparou a qualidade conjugal de genitores de crianças com e sem deficiência recuperando estudos com resultados discrepantes; alguns relataram pior qualidade conjugal, outros não encontraram nenhuma diferença na qualidade do relacionamento entre o casal; e outros apontaram níveis superiores de qualidade para casais com uma criança com deficiência. Para superar as controvérsias observadas em décadas anteriores (por exemplo, Risdal & Singer, 2004;Shapiro et al, 1998) e, em decorrên-cia da adoção da perspectiva sistêmica da família, os estudos passaram a empregar delineamentos caracterizados por um maior rigor metodológico na coleta e na análise dos dados (Dykens, 2005). Os delineamentos longitudinais são recomendados, a definição do grupo a ser pesquisado é extremamente importante, considerando as especificidades de cada tipo de etiologia da deficiência, além da importância em se utilizar a combinação de instrumentos qualitativos e quantitativos.…”

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Ajustamento Conjugal: Comparação entre Casais com e sem Filhos com Deficiência Intelectual

2015

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ResumoO presente estudo visa comparar o ajustamento diádico entre casais com um filho com deficiência intelectual e casais com filhos com desenvolvimento típico, identificando as associações dessa variável com características do funcionamento do sistema familiar. Participaram do estudo 101 famílias, sendo 80 com filhos com desenvolvimento típico e 21 com um dos filhos com deficiência intelectual. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Questionário de Caracterização do Sistema Familiar e a Escala de Ajustamento Diádico -EAD (DAS -Dyadic Adjustment Scale). Os resultados mostram que o relacionamento conjugal, em ambos os grupos, é bom e não há diferenças significativas quanto ao ajustamento diádico entre os casais. A análise das dimensões da EAD mostra correlação significativa, positiva e moderada, apenas para Expressão de Afeto. Os dados indicam que a deficiência do filho não constitui empecilho ao ajustamento diádico do casal, fato que deveria ser melhor investigado em famílias brasileiras. Palavras-chave: Família, ajustamento diádico, conflito conjugal, deficiência intelectual, desenvolvimento típico. Marital Adjustment: Comparison between Couples with Children with and without Intellectual Disability AbstractThis study aims to compare the dyadic adjustment between couples with a child with intellectual disabilities and couples with children with typical development identifying the associations of this variable with characteristics of the functioning of the family system. The study included 101 families, 80 of them with children with typical development and 21 of them with one of the children with intellectual disabilities. The instruments used were Family Characteristics Questionnaire and Dyadic Adjustment Scale -DAS. The results show that the marital relationship, in both groups, is good and there are no significant differences regarding the dyadic adjustment between couples. The analysis of the dimensions of the DAS shows significant correlation, positive and moderate, but only in relation to the variable Affect Expression. The data indicate that the child's disability is not a hindrance to the couple dyadic adjustment, a fact that should be further investigated in Brazilian families. Keywords: Family, dyadic adjustment, marital conflict, intellectual disability, typical development. Ajuste Conyugal: Comparación entre Parejas con y sin Hijos con Discapacidad Intelectual ResumenEl presente estudio objetiva comparar el ajuste conyugal entre parejas con un hijo con discapacidad intelectual y parejas con hijos con desarrollo típico, identificando las asociaciones de esta variable con las características del funcionamiento del sistema familiar. Participaron 101 familias, siendo 80 de ellas con hijos con desarrollo típico y 21 con uno de los hijos con discapacidad intelectual. Se utilizaron el Cuestionario de Caracterización del Sistema Familiar y la Escala de Ajuste Conyugal -EAC (DAS--Dyadic Adjustment Scale). Los resultados muestran que la relación conyugal, en ambos grupos, es buena y no hay diferencias significativ...

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Marital Adjustment in Parents of Children with Disabilities: A Historical Review and Meta-Analysis

Cited by 182 publications

References 41 publications

A study on family opinions concerning services provided in special education centers

A study on family opinions concerning services provided in special education centers

A Comparison of Marital Satisfaction of Mothers Raising a Child with Intellectual Disability versus a Child with Autism Disorder in Bahrain: Mixed Method Study

Ajustamento Conjugal: Comparação entre Casais com e sem Filhos com Deficiência Intelectual

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