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Family developmental risk factors among adolescents with disabilities and children of parents with disabilities
- Authors:
- HOGAN Dennis P., SHANDRA Carrie L., MSALL Michael E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adolescence, 30(6), December 2007, pp.1001-1009.
- Publisher:
- Academic Press
This paper investigates how the learning environments and family dynamics differ if households have a child with a disability or a parent with a disability. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, results indicate that children with disabilities experience similar learning environments as other children, but have somewhat weaker relationships with their parents. In two-parent families, maternal disability lowers parents’ school involvement and is associated with a less enriching home environment. Paternal disability reduces maternal monitoring and positive family activities possibly because mothers divert care-giving resources from their children to their male partners. Children in mother-headed households experience learning environments and family dynamics that are similar regardless of their own disability status or that of their mothers, but these outcomes are markedly inferior to those of children growing up in two-parent households. Future research on adolescent development should consider the disability status of children and parents, with particular attention to patterns of gendered care-giving in American families.
Time away from “smelling the roses”: where do mothers raising children with disabilities find the time to work?
- Author:
- BRANDON Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 65(4), August 2007, pp.667-679.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Using the Australian Time Use survey (TUS), this study examined time allocation among working parents raising children with disabilities. Findings showed that raising children with disabilities reduced the time working mothers had for leisure activities, but increased the time for socializing activities. Consistent with the literature, the latter effect probably reflects the special need of working mothers raising children with disabilities for strong social networks offering regular support. While a mother's time for personal care was reduced by a child with a disability, a father's time for personal care was unaffected. Thus, mothers were relatively more disadvantaged than fathers in terms of total time for themselves. This study offers new knowledge on the impact of childhood disability on working parents’ time for personal care and leisure, activities that can improve their psychological and physical well-being.
Adolescence, risk and resilience: against the odds
- Editors:
- COLEMAN John, HAGELL Ann, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 205p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
This book considers a range of disadvantages that may impact on adolescents and suggests ways to overcome them. It is about demonstrating a positive approach to young people and their circumstances and shows how the concepts of risk and resilience are related. Contributors examine: the nature of risk and resilience in adolescence; the role of the family; growing up in substitute care; sex and risk; mental health and mental disorders; young disabled people; anti-social behaviour; social exclusion, risk and young adulthood.
Personal social services expenditure and unit costs: England, 2005-06
- Author:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- National Health Service. Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds