Psychosocial adjustment of poor Mexican mothers of disabled and nondisabled children.
A comparison of 50 low-income Mexican mothers, 38 of whom had disabled and 22 nondisabled children, found significant differences in the areas of social support, child adjustment, perceived stress, and family functioning. Study findings point up the need for community-based education and support services.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001290:Attitude; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011203:Poverty; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support