Abstract/Details

Minority mothers' behavior toward their developmentally delayed children

Jung, Brunilda Brandi.   Yeshiva University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1992. 9222575.

Abstract (summary)

This was an exploratory study that sought to obtain information regarding the effect of ethnicity on maternal attitudes and child-rearing behavior. Because of the exploratory nature of the study, no firm hypotheses were formulated. However, it was expected that maternal ethnicity would prove to be a more serious variable than being the mother of a developmentally delayed (DD) child. Due to this expectation, culture-specific maternal attitudinal and behavioral differences were anticipated.

The population sample consisted of biological mothers (N = 72) of developmentally delayed children, who ranged in age from 3 to 12 years old. The sample was stratified by maternal ethnicity and the mothers were assigned to one of four groups: Hispanic (n = 20), Black (n = 20), Anglo (n = 17) and Asian (n = 15).

Data for this study were obtained through the following three sources: (1) a Demographic and Personal Information (DPI) questionnaire, (2) the Maternal Child Rearing Behavior (MCRB) questionnaire and (3) a listing of the DD children's developmental delays and relevant medical/educational information. The MCRB and the DPI were administered by phone interview to all mothers who were fluent in either English or Spanish. The Asian mothers requiring the services of an interpreter were interviewed in person.

The data obtained through the interviews were subjected to SPSS-X statistical analyses. These procedures included: (1) frequency distributions, (2) descriptive statistics, (3) chi squares, one- and two-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs), (4) t- tests and (5) correlational analyses.

The results of these analyses indicated that ethnicity is a salient factor in determining or influencing mothers' attitudes and child-rearing behavior towards their developmentally delayed children. Although the parenting of a DD child is a different experience for mothers, who will be influenced by factors, such as SES and degree of acculturation, this study strongly suggests that the mothers' cultural background will have a strong influence on how they respond to being the mothers of DD children. The manner in which mothers perceive, rear and care for their DD children will be influenced by their cultural frames of reference.

Indexing (details)


Subject
Minority & ethnic groups;
Sociology;
Families & family life;
Personal relationships;
Ethnic studies
Classification
0631: Ethnic studies
0628: Individual & family studies
Identifier / keyword
Social sciences; Asian; Blacks; Hispanic; mothers
Title
Minority mothers' behavior toward their developmentally delayed children
Author
Jung, Brunilda Brandi
Number of pages
132
Degree date
1992
School code
0266
Source
DAI-A 53/06, Dissertation Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
9798641271750
University/institution
Yeshiva University
University location
United States -- New York
Degree
Ph.D.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
9222575
ProQuest document ID
304040277
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/304040277