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The Structural Relationships of Social Support and Mother's Psychological Status to Maternal Sensitivity in Children with Disabilities

  • THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 2008, 21(4), pp.147-164
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science

Eun-Sil Kim 1

1나사렛 대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the difference of social support, mother's psychological status and maternal sensitivity in children with disabilities according to the types of disabilities. Also, using the structural equation model(SEM), it was explored how social support, mother's psychological status affected maternal sensitivity in children with disabilities. Subjects were one hundred thirty five mothers of children with disabilities. Empirical data were obtained through a series of questionnaires such as marital satisfaction, support from people around, maternal depression and parenting stress. In addition, Maternal sensitivity was obtained through Maternal Behavior Q-set. The results were as follows; First, there was no difference of social support, mother's psychological status and maternal sensitivity in children with disabilities according to the types of disabilities. Secondly, mother's psychological status fully mediated social support to maternal sensitivity. Also, mother's psychological status negatively effected to her sensitivity.

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