Siblings of the mildly mentally handicapped

• Main Author: Sanders-Warmack, Courtney
• Format: Others
• Published: DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center 1991
• Subjects: Education
• Online Access: http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/999; http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2668&context=dissertations

Ten students were mailed postcards inviting them to participate in the study. The student's demographic data and background data were completed on-site by the researcher. The purpose of this study was to recognize the nonhandicapped sibling, and to examine stress as a factor influencing expressed attitudes towards the handicapped sibling. The research question for this study was: (1) Is there a difference in the levels of stress in siblings of handicapped children as indicated on the Child Anxiety Scale? The Null Hypothesis was: There is no difference in the level of stress as measured by the Child Anxiety Scale. Results of this research study indicate that siblings of the handicapped show a significantly high level of stress as indicated on the Child Anxiety Scale.