Perceived needs of and support for Puerto Rican mothers of young children with disabilities

    Authors

    M. E. Reyes-Blanes; V. I. Correa;D. B. Bailey

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Top. Early Child. Spec. Educ.

    Keywords

    MENTAL-RETARDATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FAMILIES; Education, Special

    Abstract

    The study compared the family needs and sources of support as perceived by 55 Puerto Rican mothers of young children with disabilities residing in Puerto Rico (PR) and 39 of their counterparts living in Florida (FL). The relationship between (a) perceived family needs and sources of support and (b) mother and child characteristics was also explored. The ABILITIES Index, the Family Needs Survey, and the Family Support Scale were used in the interview process to measure, respectively, mothers' perception of (a) child's extent of delay, (b) family needs, and (c) sources of support. Multiple regression analyses indicated that family needs did not differ in the PR and FL samples. Mothers from the PR sample did, however, perceive significantly more sources of support than mothers in the FL sample. Implications for early interventionists working with Puerto Rican families of young children with disabilities are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

    Volume

    19

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    54

    Last Page

    63

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000079403500005

    ISSN

    0271-1214

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