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- Title
Modeling Contextual Influences on Parents With Intellectual Disability and Their Children.
- Authors
Wade, Catherine; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Matthews, Jan
- Abstract
Many parents with intellectual disability experience living conditions associated with risk for children and parents. This study used structural equation modeling to test a theoretical model of the relationships among parent, child, family, and contextual variables in 120 Australian families where a parent had an intellectual disability. Findings revealed that parenting practices had a direct effect on children's well being, that social support was associated with children's well being through the mediator of parenting practices, and that access to social support had a direct influence on parenting practices. Implications of the findings for research, intervention, and policy are explored, with the goal of promoting optimal well being for children who are raised by parents with intellectual disability.
- Subjects
PARENTS with intellectual disabilities; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; LIVING conditions; PARENT-child relationships; SOCIAL support; WELL-being; PARENTING
- Publication
American Journal on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2011, Vol 116, Issue 6, p419
- ISSN
1944-7515
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1352/1944-7558-116.6.419