Cuskelly M, Gunn P
University of Queensland.
Am J Ment Retard. 1993 Mar;97(5):521-9.
Mothers of children, ages 6 to 13 years, representing two target groups were interviewed: siblings of children with Down syndrome and a comparison group of siblings of children without Down syndrome. Mothers were interviewed regarding their expectations of typical child behavior, their perceptions of conduct problems of their child, and the extent to which that child shared household responsibilities. There were no significant differences between the groups regarding expectations of "typical" children, but the mothers of girls who had a sibling with Down syndrome reported significantly more conduct problems than did either mothers of children without Down syndrome or mothers of boys with a sibling who had Down syndrome. Groups did not differ with regard to the number of household tasks, but reports of conduct problems in the girls who had a sibling with Down syndrome were inversely related to the number of tasks undertaken.
对代表两个目标群体的6至13岁儿童的母亲进行了访谈：唐氏综合征患儿的兄弟姐妹以及非唐氏综合征患儿的兄弟姐妹组成的对照组。就她们对正常儿童行为的期望、对自己孩子行为问题的认知以及孩子分担家务的程度对母亲们进行了访谈。两组在对“正常”孩子的期望方面没有显著差异，但有唐氏综合征患儿的女孩的母亲报告的行为问题明显多于没有唐氏综合征患儿的母亲或有唐氏综合征患儿的男孩的母亲。两组在家务任务数量方面没有差异，但有唐氏综合征患儿的女孩的行为问题报告与承担的任务数量呈负相关。
