Stoneman Z, Brody G H, Davis C H, Crapps J M
Department of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
Am J Ment Retard. 1988 Sep;93(2):174-83.
Household and childcare responsibilities, peer contacts, and out-of-home activities of older same-sex siblings of mentally retarded children as compared to a group of matched nonhandicapped children were examined. Older siblings of retarded children, particularly older sisters, assumed multiple caretaking responsibilities. For these siblings, increased childcare responsibilities were associated with sibling conflict and decreased opportunities for peer contacts and out-of-home activities. As a group, however, siblings of retarded children did not differ from their agemates in frequency of contact with friends or participation in out-of-home activities. Retarded younger siblings had less contact with friends than did their nonhandicapped agemates. Within-group differences appeared to be more important in understanding sibling risk status than whether the child had a younger retarded sibling.
研究了与一组匹配的非残疾儿童相比，智障儿童的年长同性兄弟姐妹的家庭和育儿责任、同伴交往以及户外出行活动。智障儿童的年长兄弟姐妹，尤其是姐姐，承担了多项照顾责任。对于这些兄弟姐妹来说，育儿责任的增加与兄弟姐妹之间的冲突以及同伴交往和户外出行活动机会的减少有关。然而，作为一个群体，智障儿童的兄弟姐妹在与朋友接触的频率或参与户外出行活动方面与同龄人没有差异。智障的年幼兄弟姐妹与朋友的接触比他们的非残疾同龄人少。在理解兄弟姐妹的风险状况方面，组内差异似乎比孩子是否有年幼的智障兄弟姐妹更为重要。
