Barnett W S, Boyce G C
Rutgers--State University of New Jersey, USA.
Am J Ment Retard. 1995 Sep;100(2):115-27.
Effects of children with Down syndrome on parents' daily activities were investigated. Data on the allocation of time to daily activities were obtained from time diaries provided by two samples of parents with at least one child under age 17. Parents in one sample had a child with Down syndrome and parents in the other sample did not. Comparison of time allocations by sample indicated that parents of children with Down syndrome differed substantially from other parents in their patterns of time use. Both parents of a child with Down syndrome devoted more time to child care and spent less time in social activities. Mothers of children with Down syndrome allocated less time to paid employment.
研究了唐氏综合征患儿对父母日常活动的影响。从两组至少有一个17岁以下孩子的父母样本提供的时间日记中获取了日常活动时间分配的数据。一个样本中的父母有一个患有唐氏综合征的孩子，另一个样本中的父母则没有。样本间时间分配的比较表明，唐氏综合征患儿的父母在时间使用模式上与其他父母有很大不同。患有唐氏综合征孩子的父母双方都投入了更多时间照顾孩子，而花在社交活动上的时间较少。患有唐氏综合征孩子的母亲分配到有偿工作上的时间较少。
