PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION: COPING MECHANISMS AND SUPPORT NEEDS

dc.contributor.advisorHershenson, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.authorBauman, Samuelen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-02-02T06:18:36Z
dc.date.available2005-02-02T06:18:36Z
dc.date.issued2004-10-22en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to explore the subjective experiences of families of children with mental retardation, specifically the sources of stress and coping for these families. Interviews were conducted with families to shed light on their subjective experiences of coping and stress. In an effort to increase understanding of the worldview of these families, issues in theory, practice, and future research are briefly discussed. Social support and empowerment oriented professional practice were found to have a mediating effect on family stress.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/1954
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Developmentalen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHealth Sciences, Mental Healthen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHealth Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmental retardationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledfamily studiesen_US
dc.titlePARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION: COPING MECHANISMS AND SUPPORT NEEDSen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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