366 – Statistics for Public Health and Health Services
Statistical Modeling of Outcomes for Children of Parents with Disabilities
Jesse A. Canchola
StatCon
Jean Jacob
Through the Looking Glass
Paul Preston
Through the Looking Glass
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.