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El presente estudio se diseñó con el fin de evaluar los efectos sobre los niños (de más de cinco años) de la guerra de Bosnia-Herzegovina por medio de un programa basado en entrevistas, que se llevaron a cabo durante cinco meses, a un grupo de madres. El estudio se planteó otro objetivo adicional: la investigación del comportamiento […]
…Este estudio analiza el estrés en los padres de niños autistas. Hemos utilizado el cuestionario sobre recursos y estrés (Holroyd, 1987) con el fin de comparar los perfiles de estrés en madres a) que viven en los diferentes entornos culturales y geográficos; b) que tienen niños de diferentes edades; c) que tienen niños con diferentes […]
…Este trabajo tiene por objetivo describir las características de comportamiento comunicativo y social de dos adultos en relación con una niña autista, a través de la aplicación de tareas que la niña debe realizar y que están diseñadas según su nivel cognoscitivo y que además, propician la interacción y comunicación entre los adultos y la […]
…Background: Despite the frequency with which mothers with intellectual disability have their children removed, little theoretical or empirical work has understood the mothers’ perspectives on this. A few studies have reported mothers’ feelings of grief and loss and their sense of powerlessness in the child protection system. Method: This qualitative study explores the daily life […]
…It is sometimes a difficult journey receiving ethics approval for research involving vulnerable populations, research involving our own children, or innovative research methodologies such as autoethnography. This autoethnographical account is a story about one student who wanted to write a PhD dissertation in a very different way and also the story of her co-supervisors who […]
…Abstract: Objective: This study examined the association between maternal drug abuse history, maltreatment exposure, and functioning, in a clinical sample of young children seeking therapy for maltreatment. Methods: Data were collected on 91 children, mean age 5.3years (SD 1.0). The Preschool and Early Childhood Functional Assessment Scales (PECFAS) was used to measure functional impairment. A […]
…A qualitative, interdisciplinary study was undertaken to examine the experiences of mothers of children with developmental disabilities who were sexually abused. In-depth interviews were conducted with four mothers, their children, and the professionals involved with each case. The dual impact of caring for a child with a disability together with dealing with the aftermath of […]
…Background: Maternity services should take into account the needs of all women, including those related to disability. No reliable information, however, exists on the extent and characteristics of disability in this population in the UK. This brief report provides an overview of the prevalence of disability in women giving birth in the UK as measured […]
…Bullying, despite its pervasive media coverage and many adverse effects, has been examined little in youth with intellectual disability (ID). We assessed the prevalence, chronicity, and severity of bullying of, and by, 46 adolescents with ID and 91 with typical cognitive development (TD). Measures of bullying at child age 13 were derived from separate semistructured […]
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