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Mothers' expressed emotion towards children with and without intellectual disabilities

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Beck, A., Daley, D., Hastings, Richard P. and Stevenson, J. (2004) Mothers' expressed emotion towards children with and without intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Volume 48 (Number 7). pp. 628-638. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.2003.00564.x

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Abstract

Objectives: To identify factors associated with maternal expressed emotion (EE) towards their child with intellectual disability (ID).

Design and method: A total of 33 mothers who had a child with ID and at least one child without disabilities between the ages of 4 and 14 years participated in the study. Mothers completed self-assessment questionnaires which addressed their sense of parenting competence, beliefs about child-rearing practices, and their reports of behavioural and emotional problems of their child with ID. Telephone interviews were conducted to assess maternal EE towards the child with ID and towards a sibling using the Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS; Magana et al. 1986), and also to assess the adaptive behaviour of the child with ID using the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale (VABS; Sparrow et al. 1984).

Results: Mothers with high EE towards their child with ID were more satisfied with their parenting ability, and their children had more behaviour problems. Analysis of differential maternal parenting, through comparisons of EE towards their two children, showed that mothers were more negative towards their child with ID for all domains of the FMSS except dissatisfaction.

Conclusions: A small number of factors associated with maternal EE towards children with ID were identified. Differences in maternal EE towards their child with ID and their other child suggest that EE is child-driven rather than a general maternal characteristic. Implications of the data for future research are discussed.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0964-2633
Official Date: October 2004
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October 2004Published
Volume: Volume 48
Number: Number 7
Page Range: pp. 628-638
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2003.00564.x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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