Family-Oriented Program Models, Helpgiving Practices, and Parental Control Appraisals

Findings from two studies investigating sources of variations in parents' assessment of helpgiving practices and personal control appraisals are reported. Participants were parents of young children with disabilities or at-risk for poor developmental outcomes. Parents were involved in early int...

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Published in:Exceptional children 1995-12, Vol.62 (3), p.237-248
Main Authors: Trivette, Carol M., Dunst, Carl J., Boyd, Kimberly, Hamby, Deborah W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Early Intervention
Empowerment
Exceptional children
Family Characteristics
Family Influence
Family Involvement
Family Needs
Guidance Objectives
Helping behavior
Human Services
Intervention
Medical sciences
Mental health
Parent Participation
Parent School Relationship
Parents
Parents & parenting
Parents of exceptional children
Prevention. Health policy. Planification
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social aspects
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social services
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Summary:Findings from two studies investigating sources of variations in parents' assessment of helpgiving practices and personal control appraisals are reported. Participants were parents of young children with disabilities or at-risk for poor developmental outcomes. Parents were involved in early intervention and human services programs that differed along a continuum from professionally centered to family focused. Results indicated that demographic characteristics showed no relationship to either helpgiving practices or perceptions of personal control. In contrast, program characteristics were highly related to helpgiving practices, and both program characteristics and helpgiving practices were highly related to personal control.
ISSN:0014-4029
2163-5560
DOI:10.1177/001440299606200305