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The Organization of the Family System with a Child with Intellectual Disability

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The birth of a child with a disability demands the organization of the family system, whether from an individual or group perspective. Objective: to analyze the organization of the family system when faced with the birth of a child with intellectual disability. Method: a multiple-case study with parents of five families living in the Federal District, Brazil. Instruments: Sociodemographic Inventory and semistructured interview. Data analysis: lexical analysis using the Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires (IRaMuTeQ). Results: five categories of routine, future, facing the situation, and feelings were formed. Conclusion: Faced with the overload of care, associated with gender roles, parents need strategies to deal with changes in the family structure and dynamics.

Source: Psicologia Teoria e Pesquisa

DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e41405.en

Authors: Jonas Carvalho e Silva, Julia Ribeiro Portella Nunes, Julia Sursis Nobre Ferro Bucher-Maluschke, Carlos Manoel Lopes Rodrigues

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Pará, University Center of Brasília, Universidade de Brasília

Language: English

Topic: Family and Disability Support Research

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411735355

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