Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
Loading next page...
/lp/wiley/family-structure-in-norwegian-families-of-children-with-disabilities-0ktY2hEo1d
References (15)
-
Don Risdal, G. Singer (2004)
Marital Adjustment in Parents of Children with Disabilities: A Historical Review and Meta-AnalysisResearch and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 29
-
Corman Corman, Kaestner Kaestner (1992)
The effect of child health on marital status and family structureDemography, 3
-
Marchall Marchall, Szatmari Szatmari (1988)
Stoppage rules and genetic studies of autismJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1
-
M. Seligman (1999)
Childhood Disability and the Family -
Reichman Reichman, Corman Corman, Noonan Noonan (2004)
Effect of child health on parents’ relationship statusDemography, 3
-
J. Read (2000)
Disability, the Family and Society: Listening to Mothers -
J. Mauldon (1992)
Children's Risks of Experiencing Divorce and Remarriage: Do Disabled Children Destabilize Marriages?Population Studies-a Journal of Demography, 46
-
Boyce Boyce, Miller Miller, White White, Godfrey Godfrey (1995)
Single parenting in families of children with disabilitiesMarriage and Family Review, 3–4
-
Hodapp Hodapp, Krasner Krasner (1995)
Families of children with disabilities: findings from a National sample of eighth‐grade studentsExceptionality, 2
-
Joesch Joesch, Smith Smith (1997)
Children’s health and their mothers’ risk of divorce or separationSocial Biology, 3–4
-
W. Witt, A. Riley, M. Coiro (2003)
Childhood functional status, family stressors, and psychosocial adjustment among school-aged children with disabilities in the United States.Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 157 7
-
M. Seltzer, L. Abbeduto, M. Krauss, J. Greenberg, April Swe (2004)
Comparison Groups in Autism Family Research: Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, and SchizophreniaJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34
-
M. Seltzer, J. Greenberg, F. Floyd, Yvette Pettee, Jinkuk Hong (2001)
Life course impacts of parenting a child with a disability.American journal of mental retardation : AJMR, 106 3
-
Ronald Brown, Joseph Pacini (1989)
Perceived Family Functioning, Marital Status, and Depression in Parents of Boys with Attention Deficit DisorderJournal of Learning Disabilities, 22
-
N. Stein, P. Prindaville (1976)
Problem Solving — Conceptual TempoJournal of Learning Disabilities, 9
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- © 2007 The Authors
- ISSN
- 1360-2322
- eISSN
- 1468-3148
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2007.00398.x
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Background The idea that raising a child with disabilities has a negative impact on the parents’ relationship is still widely accepted despite contradictory research findings. This article addresses the impact of raising a child with disabilities on family structure in the present Norwegian context. Method Family demographics were collected at two stages during the childhood of children with physical, intellectual or multiple disabilities born 1993–1995 (1999, n = 603 and 2003, n = 489). These figures were compared with the corresponding data for all children (Statistics Norway, Children Statistics). Results The family structures of children with disabilities were fairly similar to those of the typical family. Slightly fewer children with disabilities had siblings and a higher proportion of the parents of children with disabilities were married or cohabiting. The type or degree of impairment was not found to have any impact on family structure. Conclusions The results suggest that family structure in families raising a child with a disability is similar to other families. Whether this should only be seen as positive is discussed, as is whether the disability may produce a stronger feeling of obligation to stay together.
Journal
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities – Wiley
Published: May 1, 2008