The Other Child: The Parent-Child Relationship of Siblings of Children with Intellectual Disabilities

• Main Authors: Yun Lin, 林筠
• Other Authors: Li-Chen Cheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/d79kae

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 社會工作學研究所 === 105 === Children with intellectual disabilities will bring different challenges to all of the members of the families. For their siblings, the effects include personal mental health,family relationship and interaction with the society, especially the relationship between parents and siblings. Previous studies were most focused on the life adjustment and the sibling relationships, and collected data from either parents or the siblings. The main purpose of this study is to explore the parent-child relationship and the interaction process between parents and siblings of the children with intellectual disabilities. The study used qualitative research and collected data form in-depth interview of parents and siblings of 5 families. The result indicated that the parent-child relationship of parents and siblings faced different challenges and tasks during different development stage of siblings. During the child stage, parents spent most of their time on taking care of the child with disabilities, siblings tend to be obedient and constrained.As siblings reached their puberty, the emotional changes occurred and their parents had to face the needs of siblings and connected other resources to coping with the problems. Both parents and siblings became able to fix the relationship after siblings grew up, but they had to face the issue of taking care of the members with disabilities. In addition, the diffuse boundaries between parents and siblings could be an important issue. Better access to social resources and the strength perspective contribute to the positive relationship. Social work practice implications were included.