| Autor: |
Aleksandra Lewandowska-Walter, Agnieszka Trawicka, Katarzyna Kichler |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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| Zdroj: |
Acta Neuropsychologica. 15:35-53 |
| ISSN: |
1730-7503 |
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Background: The aim of the research is an analysis of the functioning of mothers of mentally-handicapped children and adolescents. Given the absence or inconsistencies in the results of hitherto research emphasis was placed on the sense of coherence and communica tion in the family as factors conditioning the organisation of intra- and interpersonal functioning. Material/Methods: Tested were 58 mothers with handicapped children. The sense of coherence was measured using the Life Orientation Questionnaire devised by A. Antonovsky (SOC-29). To measure the quality of family communication as well as the balance within the family system employed was the Family Evaluation Scale in its Polish adaptation FACES IV (D.H. Olson). A unique questionnaire devised by the authors was employed to eva luate the child’s disability and for assembling socio-de mographic data. Results: The results of those tested for their general sense of coherence and of the components: feelings of intelligibility and reasonableness are noticeably lower than those obtained in the po pulation as a whole. The child’s age as well as the concurrent occurrence of mental disability is significant for the mothers’sense of coherence, though it is of no significance in the evaluation of the quality of family communication. In addition in balanced family systems, mothers perceive their life situation as a calling and not as a threat. Conclusions: Comprehensive family support covers supporting the development of a child with a handicap as well as individual help for the family especially in the initial phase – before and after diagnoses as it is difficult to foresee a child’s future development. Such activity helps to create a stable base to work with a handicapped member of the family. |
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OpenAIRE |
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