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The effect of the economic crisis on the functioning of families with language-disordered children

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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Title The effect of the economic crisis on the functioning of families with language-disordered children
 
Creator Vlassopoulos, Maria
 
Subject Psychiatry;Psychology;Social Services;Speech Pathology
specific developmental disorders; psychosocial outcomes; family; economic crisis
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Description Economic crises worldwide impact mental health. Job insecurity and consequent distress and uncertainty, affect the family and its functioning. The studys purpose is to compare the psychosocial outcomes for the families of children with specific developmental disorders (SDD) during two time periods: a) before the commencement of the economic crisis in Greece (N=22), b) during the economic crisis (N=25). Data consists of childs diagnosis, parents age, educational level and professions, and the familys psychosocial diagnoses (ICD-10, 1991). Results show that Group B has significantly more problems related to the childs upbringing (p=0.0163): insufficient parental control and supervision, hostile behaviour towards the child, emotional neglect and difficulties in sustaining boundaries. In conclusion the emotional and practical difficulties elicited by the economic crisis appear to have a direct impact on families of SDD preschoolers. The findings highlight the need for focused interventions through community services to deal with this issue.
 
Publisher Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
 
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Date 2016-11-22
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/2347
10.14738/assrj.311.2347
 
Source Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal; Vol 3, No 11 (2016): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
10.14738/assrj.311.2016
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/2347/1350
 
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