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Stress in Families of Young Children with Down Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, and Smith-Magenis Syndrome
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This study examined whether stress levels differ in families of young children with three different genetic etiologies of mental retardation, and whether child characteristics associated with those genetic etiologies may help explain these differences. Participants were sixty families of young children with Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Smith-Magenis syndrome. All children were between the ages of 3 and 10 years. Parents completed Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist, the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress-Friedrich edition, and a demographic questionnaire. Families of children with Down syndrome experienced significantly less Pessimism than the other two etiology groups and significantly less Parent and Family Problems than families of children with Smith-Magenis syndrome. The strongest predictor of Parent and Family Problems was maladaptive behavior in Smith-Magenis syndrome, younger age in Down syndrome, and both maladaptive behavior and younger age in Williams syndrome. Maladaptive behavior predicted Pessimism in families of children with Smith-Magenis syndrome, but none of the variables examined significantly predicted Pessimism in the other two syndromes. The importance of behavioral phenotype research is discussed for practitioners working with young children with mental retardation and their families.
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- Authors
- Fidler, D. J., Hodapp, R. M., & Dykens, E. M.
- Venue
- Early Education & Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2000-07
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 395-406
- ISSN
- 1040-9289 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-6935
- OpenAlex
- W2035153824
- Cited by
- 156
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 3.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Early Education and Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Williams Syndrome Research
- Keywords
- family stress, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, Smith-Magenis syndrome, intellectual disability, pessimism, maladaptive behavior, behavioral phenotypes, young children
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