Needs and supports reported by Latino families of young children with developmental disabilities

    Authors

    D. B. Bailey; D. Skinner; V. Correa; E. Arcia; M. E. Reyes-Blanes; P. Rodriguez; E. Vazquez-Montilla;M. Skinner

    Comments

    Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at STARS@ucf.edu

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Am. J. Ment. Retard.

    Keywords

    MEXICAN-AMERICANS; MENTAL-RETARDATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH-SERVICES; ADAPTATION; MOTHERS; CARE; RELEVANCE; BARRIERS; ECOLOGY; Education, Special; Rehabilitation

    Abstract

    We interviewed 200 Latino parents (50 Mexican couples, 50 Puerto Rican couples) living in the United States to determine needs and supports related to raising a child with a disability and to identify variables related to reported needs and supports. The pattern of needs expressed was similar to that found in previous studies, but the number was substantially higher. More support was reported from family and formal sources than from friends or informal sources. Using repeated measures of analysis of covariance involving six family variables and three child variables, we found that English language proficiency was the only variable to account for significant variance in needs and supports.

    Journal Title

    American Journal on Mental Retardation

    Volume

    104

    Issue/Number

    5

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    437

    Last Page

    451

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000083975200004

    ISSN

    0895-8017

    Share

    COinS