ABSTRACT

Are there categorically distinct parenting behaviours that differ between families with children with and without disabilities (mild intellectual disability [MID], deaf or hard of hearing children [DHH])? A study involving 719 children and their families assessed mothers’ responses to the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire and children’s language skills at 8 and 9 years. A latent class analysis revealed three discrete classes of parenting behaviours: (1) authoritative, (2) mildly authoritative, and (3) inconsistent or neglecting. The latter class comprised around 10% of the mothers, across all groups. The behaviours that were associated with this class, however, differed across groups: In families with children without disability, it was characterized by inconsistent (authoritarian and permissive) behaviours; in families with children with disabilities, it is best described as neglecting. A high level of education was related to better parenting behaviours, and in children with DHH, neglecting parenting was associated with poor language development.

摘要

有残疾儿童和无残疾儿童（轻度智力残疾 [MID]、聋哑或重听儿童 [DHH]）的家庭之间是否存在截然不同的育儿行为？一项涉及 719 名儿童及其家庭的研究评估了母亲对养育方式和维度问卷的反应以及儿童在 8 岁和 9 岁时的语言技能。潜在类别分析揭示了三种不同的育儿行为类别：(1) 权威，(2) 轻度权威，以及 (3) 前后矛盾或忽视。后一类在所有组别中约占母亲总数的 10%。然而，与这一阶层相关的行为因群体而异：在有残疾儿童的家庭中，最好将其描述为忽视。高水平的教育与更好的养育行为有关，而在患有 DHH 的儿童中，忽视养育与语言发育不良有关。