HEALTH; The social interaction and behavior effects on siblings who reside in a household with a child with a disability - Policy brief

2012

Susan M. Havercamp
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One of the projects supported by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council grant for research on the impact that disability has on family members of people with disabilities resulted in this report, which examines differences in social interactions and behaviors in two groups of school- aged siblings. Siblings who reside in a household with a child with disability are compared to siblings in households where no child has a disability. The study uses data from the most recent three panels of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to produce comparative results between the two groups of siblings. We find that compared to siblings in households with no children with disabilities, those that reside in a household a child with disability are more likely to have social and behavior problems. Interventions to this targeted population will promote healthy family functioning and diminish the risk of compounding problems (e.g., high-risk behaviors, crime) as the child gets older

children, people with disabilities, siblings, impact, family

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