Abstract:
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Few studies have explored the impact of parental disability on children. Utilizing a unique study of 1008 young adults (17 to 21 years old), we used statistical modeling to examine the relationships between parental disability characteristics (type of disability, onset course, and severity); presence of disability in the adult child; gender of parent and child; income; family interaction with others; perception of family within the community; access to resources and support; and adult children's self-esteem, perceived stigma, and positivity of growing up with a parent with a disability. The challenges faced included the handling of "missing" data and the realization of non-normal outcomes for appropriate modeling. The results revealed reasonably viable correlates despite the challenges of interpretation of parameter estimates using various outcome types.
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