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Aging parents of adult children with mental retardation
— is age a factor in their perception of burdens or gratifications? | | Author(s) | Suzanne McDermott, Terry Tirrito, Deborah Valentine |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 27, no 1/2, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 133-147 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Children [offspring] ; Adults ; Age groups [elderly] ; Parents as carers ; Stress ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This paper describes a study of ageing parents of adult children with learning disabilities. The challenges faced by ageing parents are discussed from the perspective of life-span developmental psychology. This study examines whether there are differences based on age of parent in caregiver burdens or caregiver gratifications. No significant differences on the basis of age were found, and analyses of the results suggest that age of parent may be less helpful in understanding the experiences of lifelong caregiving than family context and history. Recommendations for practice and policy are discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980219210 A |
| Classmark | E: SS: SD: BB: P6:SR: QNH: 3F: 7T |
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