This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund
In the Israeli Haredi-community (ultra-Orthodox-Jewish), there’s a high prevalence of children with disabilities while high fertility rates increases the population of children with disabilities’ siblings.
Study purpose: Examine the relationship between family resilience, parental stress, attachment style of Haredi mothers and the psychological adjustment of siblings to children with/without disabilities.
The quantitative study included 160 mothers: Study-group – 92; comparison-group – 68. The questionnaires: Parental-stress; mother’s attachment-style; family resilience; sibling’s adjustment; demographic-questionnaire. Findings indicate siblings’ tendency to be characterized by a lack of visibility during high-intensity parental-stress. Research- contributions: Understanding the Haredi families unique dynamics, distinguishing siblings-at-risk, and developing therapeutic-options for mental-adjustment.
Keywords: Child with Disabilities, Siblings of Children with Disabilities, Parental Stress, Attachment Style, Adjustment Difficulties, Family Resilience, Haredi-community (ultra-Orthodox-Jewish)
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