The purpose of this study was to illustrate the effects of stress coping training for normal siblings of the children with disabilities in elementary school. The hypotheses of this study were that: (a) the stress coping training program was effective ...
The purpose of this study was to illustrate the effects of stress coping training for normal siblings of the children with disabilities in elementary school. The hypotheses of this study were that: (a) the stress coping training program was effective to reduce the stress for normal siblings of the children with disabilities, and (b) the stress coping training program was effective to reduce the subcategory of the stress such as understanding disabilities, relationships with parents, family, and friendships for normal siblings of the children with disabilities. Twenty normal children of the children with disabilities who were attending in the upper grade level of the elementary school in G city were participated for this study. The stress scale was originated by Holroyd in 1974, and the scale was revised by Friedrich in 1983. Then the scale was revised by Chung-Ja Chung, Gyeong-Gu Lee, and Mi-Ok Nam in South Korea. The Mi-Ok Nam's revised stress scale which are forty two questionnaires with six subcategories was utilized for this study. Pre- and post-test were utilized for this study. The results of this study were that (a) the stress coping training program is effective to reduce the stress for the normal siblings of the children with disabilities; and (b) the stress coping training program is effective to reduce the stress related with understanding disabilities, relationships with parents, family, friendships, and etc. Therefore this study concluded that the stress coping training program is effective to reduce the stress for normal siblings of the children with disabilities.