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A Study Of Differences In Measures Of Over-Protective Attitude Between Mothers Of High And Low Functioning Mongoloid Children, Richard Strong Mechem

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Statement of the Problem

The present study was designed to investigate whether the mothers of a group of Mongoloid children, defined as High-functioning children, would demonstrate an attitude of greater overprotection on the Parental Attitude Research Instrument than a group of mothers whose Mongoloid children were defined as Low-functioning.

The study of such congenitally handicapped children provided the opportunity to differentiate maternal attitudes that might be related to intellectual and social differences between the two groups of Mongoloid children. It offered a unique opportunity to sort out those parental reactions which are primary factors in producing a child's behavior disorder …