Parenting Children with Borderline Intellectual Functioning: A Unique Risk Population
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| Title: | Parenting Children with Borderline Intellectual Functioning: A Unique Risk Population |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fenning, Rachel M., Baker, Jason K., Baker, Bruce L. |
| Source: | American Journal on Mental Retardation. Mar 2007 112(2):107-121. |
| Availability: | American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aaidd.allenpress.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Child Rearing, Mothers, Intelligence, Developmental Delays, At Risk Persons, Parent Child Relationship, Comparative Analysis, Parenting Styles, Behavior Problems, Parent Attitudes |
| DOI: | 10.1352/0895-8017(2007)112[107:PCWBIF]2.0.CO;2 |
| ISSN: | 0895-8017 |
| Abstract: | Parenting was examined among families of children with borderline intelligence in comparison to families of typically developing children and children with developmental delays. Parenting data were obtained at child age 5 via naturalistic home observation. Mothers of children with borderline intelligence exhibited less positive and less sensitive parenting behaviors than did other mothers and were least likely to display a style of positive engagement. Children with borderline intelligence were not observed to be more behaviorally problematic than other children; however, their mothers perceived more externalizing symptoms than did mothers of typically developing children. Findings suggest the importance of mothers' explanatory models for child difficulties and highlight children with borderline intelligence as uniquely at risk for poor parenting. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| Accession Number: | EJ756115 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Parenting was examined among families of children with borderline intelligence in comparison to families of typically developing children and children with developmental delays. Parenting data were obtained at child age 5 via naturalistic home observation. Mothers of children with borderline intelligence exhibited less positive and less sensitive parenting behaviors than did other mothers and were least likely to display a style of positive engagement. Children with borderline intelligence were not observed to be more behaviorally problematic than other children; however, their mothers perceived more externalizing symptoms than did mothers of typically developing children. Findings suggest the importance of mothers' explanatory models for child difficulties and highlight children with borderline intelligence as uniquely at risk for poor parenting. |
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| ISSN: | 0895-8017 |
| DOI: | 10.1352/0895-8017(2007)112[107:PCWBIF]2.0.CO;2 |
