Parental Attitudes toward Institutionalization
Autor: | William H. Barber |
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Rok vydání: | 1964 |
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Zdroj: | Psychological Reports. 14:375-379 |
ISSN: | 1558-691X 0033-2941 |
DOI: | 10.2466/pr0.1964.14.2.375 |
Popis: | This research investigated the influence of institutional characteristics on the attitudes of parents of children hospitalized for psychiatric treatment. Attitudes toward “hospitalization” of parents of children in-patients in the state hospital were compared with those of parents of children in a private, intensive-treatment hospital unit. It was hypothesized that the latter group would report more favorable attitudes. A modified semantic differential technique yielded results supporting the hypothesis. Thirty-four of 45 scales were significantly different. These results suggest that institutionalization and treatment policy are reflected in parents' verbalized attitudes. Implications for theory, methodology, and practice are discussed. |
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