Weisner T S, Beizer L, Stolze L
University of California, Los Angeles.
Am J Ment Retard. 1991 May;95(6):647-62.
Parents in 102 families with a 3- to 5-year-old child with developmental delays of uncertain etiology were interviewed concerning religion and adaptations to their child with delays. Religious parents were somewhat more familistic than were nonreligious parents, emphasized parental nurturance, and said that their child was an opportunity rather than a burden. Religious and nonreligious families were similar on other measures of developmental beliefs and social support. Religious parents described the "purpose" of their children with delays in their lives in emotionally powerful and meaningful ways that clearly helped them, although direct measures of peace of mind and emotional adjustment did not differ between religious and nonreligious families.
对102个家庭中3至5岁病因不明的发育迟缓儿童的父母进行了访谈，询问他们的宗教信仰以及对孩子发育迟缓的适应情况。有宗教信仰的父母比无宗教信仰的父母更具家庭观念，强调父母的养育，并且表示他们的孩子是一个机会而非负担。在发育信念和社会支持的其他衡量标准上，有宗教信仰和无宗教信仰的家庭是相似的。有宗教信仰的父母以情感强烈且有意义的方式描述了他们发育迟缓孩子在其生活中的“目的”，这显然对他们有帮助，尽管在心境平和与情绪调适的直接衡量方面，有宗教信仰和无宗教信仰的家庭并无差异。
