Showing papers on "Physical disability published in 1968"

Attitudes to disability of children in the multi-cultural society of Israel.

Abstract: The extreme heterogeneity of the Israeli population lends itself to studies of attitudes to disability. In 1965-1966, 1,333 boys and girls aged 10-11 were tested with the Picture Ranking Test, in which they were asked to rank their preferences for cards showing one child with no physical disability, two with a cosmetic disability (obesity, facial palsy), and three with a physical disability (amputated hand, leg in brace, wheel-chair case). Eleven groups differing in ethnic origin, socio-economic status, location and extent of orthodoxy, were represented. The only significant factor determining attitude was found to be socio-economic status. Children of families living in a neighborhood with a low socio-economic status tended to rank cosmetic disability higher than physical disability; the reverse was the case with children from a neighborhood with a higher socio-economic status. Sex differences were also manifest in seven out of the 11 groups. The findings are analyzed and compared to those of an earlier, identical study carried out in the United States by Richardson et al. (1961, 1963).

Physical Disability and Problems in Marriage

Abstract: This study examines the relationship among physical disability, need satisfaction, and marriage satisfaction in 36 couples in which the wife was disabled. A Perception of Needs Scale and a Marital Satisfaction Scale were developed for this project. A Mobility Dimension Scale was adapted from one utilized in previous research. It was found that the physical condition of the disabled woman is not a useful predictor of need or marriage satisfaction in either member of the couple. The problem of role ambiguity complicated the picture in some important ways. Need satisfaction and marriage satisfaction were found to be highly correlated.