Psychosocial assets of parents of handicapped and nonhandicapped children
Friedrich, W.N.; Friedrich, W.L.
American Journal of Mental Deficiency 85(5): 551-553
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9351 PMID: 6452815 Document Number: 174648
Parents of 34 handicapped children were compared to a control sample of parents of nonhandicapped children on a variety of measures, including marital satisfaction, social support, religiosity, psychological well being, and a measure of resources and stress. Significant differences were found between groups along a number of these dimensions.
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