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Breslau, Naomi – 1982
Home interviews were given to 369 families of children (3-18 years old) with cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy, myelodysplasia, and multiple physical handicaps to determine the impact of childhood disability on families. Results were compared with those of 465 control families who had one or more non-handicapped children in that age range. A cross…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Family Relationship
Peer reviewedBoyce, Glenna C.; Marshall, Elaine Sorensen; Peters, Mary – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1999
Content analysis was used to evaluate diary entries of six adolescents with physical and cognitive disabilities. Themes concerning daily stress-coping phenomena were identified including time and task management, awareness of limitations caused by disability, and intense, yet naive, concern about boy-girl relationships. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Content Analysis, Coping
