Family profiles of adaptability, cohesion, and communication for learning handicapped and nonhandicapped adolescents
- 1 April 1992
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Vol. 21 (2), 225-240
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01537338
Abstract
The family functioning of 30 nonhandicapped and 30 learning handicapped adolescents and their parents was examined. Measures of adaptability, cohesion, and communication were taken from the parent and the adolescent perspectives. Parent and adolescent perspectives on these areas of functioning were analyzed with a cluster analytic technique, which resulted in five distinct profiles of family functioning. These statistical groupings were confirmed by information gathered through participant observation from an accompanying investigation. The nature of the five clusters confirmed the existence of similar family functioning across the nonhandicapped and learning handicapped groups. Additionally, variations in reaction and adjustment to the amount of structure in the family environment by different families was documented. The importance of considering adolescent and parent perspectives separately was highlighted.Keywords
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