A multifactor view from the Mexican family with a child with intellectual disability

TitleA multifactor view from the Mexican family with a child with intellectual disability
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsNoriega JÁngel Ver, Mendoza PBarrientos, Abril MFernanda H
JournalInterdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies
Volume16
Issue2
Pagination39-54
Date Published12/2011
PublisherPadova University Press
Place PublishedPadova, IT
ISSN Number2282-2011
KeywordsDouble ABCX model, family satisfaction, intellectual disability, Mexican families
Abstract

Background. The double ABCX model, has a multifactorial perspective that has been used in several countries to measure and identify variables in adaptation of families with a child with an intellectual disability, however, Mexico lacks of this kind of multi-factored analysis. Methods. The sample consisted of 134 Mexican families. Three statistics procedures where done: Principal component analysis, rotated into varimax-criterion, and multiple regression equations. Results. Four independent variables where significant (parental support, social support, adaptability-cohesion, family sense of coherence) they explained 49% of the variance in family adaptation. Conclusions. Results confirm that in Mexican families the adaptation to a child with intellectual disability it is a complex procedure; family resources and family definition of the situation are two of the most important factors.

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