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Time Use And Attitudes Among Siblings: A Comparison In Families Of Children With And Without Down Syndrome, Glenna C. Boyce
Time Use And Attitudes Among Siblings: A Comparison In Families Of Children With And Without Down Syndrome, Glenna C. Boyce
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Time use, attitudes, and perceptions of 120 siblings, aged 10 to 17, of children with and without Down syndrome were compared. Time use was compared in 10 composite and 14 focused categories. Overall, the findings evidenced marked similarities between groups in time use. Siblings of children in both groups spent similar amounts of time performing household duties, shopping, sleeping, eating, playing, participating in sports, and watching TV. The siblings of children with Down syndrome did differ from the comparison group in their school attendance. They also spent less time in social activities and more time in child care and working …