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Peer reviewedRimmerman, A.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1989
This study of 78 mothers of mentally retarded children and adults found that respite care acts as a differential service that can enhance coping resources and is of most benefit to high self-esteem mothers of young developmentally disabled children, especially as a home-based model. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Coping, Developmental Disabilities, Home Programs
