Taiwanese mothers' attitude change toward individuals with disabilities

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 82-94

  Huang, Ying Ting ^a   Fried, Juliet H ^a   Hsu, Tsu Hsuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Individuals with disabilities; Mental retardation; Parental perceptions; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

EID: 67651165263     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15367100902937898     Document Type: Article

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