Journal of Pediatric Psychology 14(1) pp. 23-42, 1989
© 1989 Society of Pediatric Psychology
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Disability Parameters, Chronic Strain, and Adaptation of Physically Handicapped Children and Their Mothers1
Sparks Center and Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Orthopaedic Hospital and University of Southern California, University of Southern California
2All correspondence should be sent to Jan L. Wallander, Sparks Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233.
Investigated the contribution of disability parameters and chronic disability-related strain to the adaptation of 50 congenitally physically handicapped 6- to 11-year-old children and their mothers. Multiple dimensions of adaptation, disability status, and chronic disability-related strain were assessed with a variety of procedures. The mothers reported their children and themselves to display significantly worse adaptation than expected for a general sample. The adaptation of these children and their mothers, however, was not significantly related to the children's disability status nor the chronic strain thereto related. An exception was that the children's social functioning could be significantly explained by both of these factors. The inability to explain most dimensions of adaptation in the children and their mothers as it relates to the conceptual model guiding this research is discussed.
Key words: physical handicap; children; mothers; adaptation; handicap severity; functional independence; chronic strain.
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