Assessing Sibling Relationships In Children

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Three objectives were set out for this qualitative study in assessing sibling relationships in families of children with and without learning disabilities. First, to determine whether the presence of a child with learning disabilities (LD), with and without reported behavior problem, impacts the psychological well-being and self-concept of his or her siblings compared to a child without LD. Second, to establish the quality of the sibling relationship and perceived sibling impact in families of children with LD. Third, to find out whether or not a child with LD was observed by parents to have a negative impact on the family in terms of emotional, physical, and/or social stress. Families were randomly selected and placed into four groups: LD

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