by Theresa, Yuk ki Chen. / Includes questionaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-80). / abstract --- p.ii / acknowledgments --- p.iii / list of tables --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter 1 --- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY AND LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.1 / The stress of families with mentally retarded children --- p.1 / Stress encountered by parents of mentally retarded adults --- p.5 / The concept of social support and its effects --- p.8 / Stress and social support of families with mentally retarded children --- p.9 / The optimal-matching model of stress and social support --- p.13 / Purpose of the present study --- p.20 / Chapter 2 --- RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY --- p.24 / Subjects --- p.24 / Instruments --- p.26 / Procedure --- p.28 / Chapter 3 --- RESULTS --- p.30 / The social functioning of the mentally retarded adults --- p.30 / Sources and. nature of stress --- p.30 / Sources of social support --- p.46 / Nature of social support --- p.49 / Stress appraisal and effectiveness of social support --- p.53 / Support needed the nature of stress --- p.57 / Stress appraisal and social support needed --- p.59 / Chapter 4 --- DISCUSSION --- p.61 / Nature of stresses in mothers of mentally retarded adults --- p.61 / Sources and nature of social support received --- p.66 / Testing the optimal-matching hypotheses --- p.68 / "The , needs for social support" --- p.71 / Limitations and suggestions for further' study --- p.72 / Implications for rehabilitative services of mentally retarded individuals --- p.74 / REFERENCES --- p.75 / APPENDIX / Chapter A --- LETTER TO THE SUBJECT --- p.81 / Chapter B --- CONSENT FORM FOR SUBJECT --- p.83 / Chapter C --- THE STRUCTURED INTERVIEW SCHEME --- p.85 / Chapter D --- VINELAND SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE --- p.94
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318223 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Contributors | Chen, Yuk-ki Theresa., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Clinical Psychology. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, vi, 98 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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