Zihinsel engelli kardeşi olan ve sağlıklı kardeşi olan çocukların kardeş i?lişkileri

Abstract

This study compares children who have mentally disabled siblings with those who do not. The study group included the mothers and siblings of 60 mentally disabled children and the comparison group included the mot-hers and siblings of 60 healthy children. The study data were collected using a family information form and the Schaeffer Sibling Behavior Rating Scale. In the group of children with mentally disabled siblings, there were significant differences in the subdimensions of kindness, avoidance, em-pathy and involvement perceived by the mothers and siblings. In the com-parison group, the only significant difference was in the kindness subdi-mension. In the group of children with mentally disabled siblings, there was a significant difference between the age variable and sibling relations-hips