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Training mothers with mental handicaps to understand behavioural and developmental principles
Author(s) -
Tymchuk Alexander J.,
Andron Linda,
Tymchuk Marilyn
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
mental handicap research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 0952-9608
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1990.tb00080.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , mental handicap , mental development , clinical psychology , psychiatry
Eight mothers with mental handicaps were trained to understand and apply behavioural and developmental principles. The results of three questionnaires administered showed that where mothers with mental handicaps did significantly more poorly before training than a comparison group of mothers without handicaps from similar backgrounds, after training there were no differences. These results were maintained at a month's follow‐up. Suggestions are made for further studies.