1983
DOI: 10.1111/j.2164-4918.1983.tb00091.x
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Sources of Psychological Disturbance Among Siblings of Handicapped Children

Abstract: Professionals who provide services to handicapped children and their parents often ignore the impact a chronically disabled child may have on normal siblings. This article explores the potential sources of sibling maladjustment.

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“…Presently, there is some activity in this area (e.g., the Sibling Information Network, sibling support and advocacy groups). Vadasy, Fewell, Meyer, and Schell (1984) agreed with others (Seligman, 1983b;Trevino, 1979) that siblings of handicapped children may be at risk for adjustment problems. These authors reviewed the research and commentary on siblings in an attempt to discern the variables that contribute to maladjustment.…”
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“…Presently, there is some activity in this area (e.g., the Sibling Information Network, sibling support and advocacy groups). Vadasy, Fewell, Meyer, and Schell (1984) agreed with others (Seligman, 1983b;Trevino, 1979) that siblings of handicapped children may be at risk for adjustment problems. These authors reviewed the research and commentary on siblings in an attempt to discern the variables that contribute to maladjustment.…”
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“…These stages should be considkept pace with professionals in other fields; articles focusing on ered to be flexible and changeable, depending on the many parents are just now beginning to appear in counseling journals factors that influence family life and family coping ability. (Opirhory & Peters, 1982;Seligman, 1983b;Wasserman, 1983). Nevertheless, an understanding of the mourning process ena-bles counselors to better understand feelings and behaviors of the parents that might otherwise seem incomprehensible.…”
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“…Nevertheless, many authors have speculated upon the likely responses and experiences of adults with a brother or sister with a disability. For example, the literature has highlighted the potential anxiety adults may experience in relation to their present and/or future responsibilities for their brother/sister with a disability and/or how these responsibilities may affect their own lives (Meyer, 1993;Powell & Gallagher, 1993;Seligman, 1983;Seltzer & Krauss, 1993). Likewise, adult siblings' potential fears of producing a child with a disability is often mentioned (Powell & Gallagher, 1993;Tingey, 1988).…”
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“…The "better-off" siblings who are the focus of this article are not the siblings of the dramatically different brothers and sisters who have died, or are chronically ill, or are mentally retarded. The literature documents the guilt, anger and mixed emotions of these siblings (Fanos, J., & Nickerson, B., 1991;Sourkes, 1987;Seligman, 1983). In the cases of seriously ill, dying, handicapped, or retarded children, there is clear recognition by the family and the world that they are really different from their siblings, and are not expected to perform or achieve in the same way.…”
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