ERIC Number: EJ1239586
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 13
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Family Quality of Life and Partnership for Families of Students with Deaf-Blindness
Kyzar, Kathleen; Brady, Sara; Summers, Jean Ann; Turnbull, Ann
Remedial and Special Education, v41 n1 p50-62 Feb 2020
Family-professional partnerships are a key support for families of children with disabilities, but little is known about families of children with deaf-blindness. This study examined (a) the factor structures of the Beach Center on Disability Family-Professional Partnership and Family Quality of Life (FQOL) Scales utilizing a national sample of families of children and youth with deaf-blindness (age birth to 22 years), and (b) the relationship between family-professional partnership and FQOL at the subdomain levels. Results suggested a two-factor solution for family-professional partnership (Enhancing Connection and Enhancing Capacity) and a three-factor solution for FQOL (Family Interaction/Parenting Well-being, Social/Emotional Well-being, Physical/Material Well-being). Enhancing Capacity Partnership moderated the relationship between Enhancing Connection Partnership and Family Interaction/Parenting Well-being FQOL. The significance of these findings in light of the existing family-professional partnership literature is discussed, and implications for research and practice are offered.
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Family Environment, Family Relationship, Deaf Blind, Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, Family Programs, Well Being, Interaction, Parenting Skills, Family Involvement, Factor Structure, Individual Characteristics, Mental Health, Physical Health, Program Effectiveness, Family Income, Marital Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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