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| Article Name : | | | PROBLEM BEHAVIOR AND PARENTAL EMPOWERMENT OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN | | Author Name : | | | Sujith Babu, Thamilselvan Palanichamy, Varadharajan S., Manoj Kumar Sharma and Senthilvadivel P. | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-4670 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Parenting child with Mental Retardation is not an easy job. They have psychological problems in form of stressors and stress reaction related to the child’s disability. The present study focused on the relationship between behavior problems and parental empowerment of children with mental retardation. Materials and Methods:50 parents of children (in the age group of 4 to 18 years) with Mental Retardation were taken for the study. The Socio-Demographic details, Behavioral Assessment scales for Indian Children with Mental Retardation- Part:B and Parental Empowerment scale were administered. Results: Male has more behavioral problems than females. There is no significant relationship found between problem behavior and parental empowerment (r =-0.26). Conclusion:Parental empowerment may not be a significant factor in determining the problem behavior of mentally retarded children. It has implicated that parent training and family based intervention programs can help in the management of behavioral problems. | | Keywords : | | |
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