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L’après-parents: étude exploratoire sur les perceptions de mères qui vieillissent avec un adulte ayant une déficience intellectuelle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2012

Marc-André Bernard  and
Georgette Goupil
Marc-André Bernard*
Affiliation:
Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal
Georgette Goupil
Affiliation:
Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal
*
*La correspondance et les demandes de tirés-à-part doivent être adressées à : / Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to : Georgette Goupil, Ph.D. Département de psychologie Université du Québec à Montréal CP 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8 (goupil.georgette@uqam.ca)
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Abstract

Families of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) face post-parent transition when they can no longer assume their son’s or daughter’s care. This exploratory study aims to assess the perceptions of 12 mothers (Mage = 65.1; years, SD: 11) sharing a household with an adult with an ID (Mage = 36.9; SD: 11.4)): benefits and constraints of cohabitation, residence transition planning, perceptions and emotions about the future. The results of a questionnaire completed in an interview indicate that several mothers can envision siblings becoming potential caregivers for the future and that the transition generates emotions relating to their son’s or daughter’s welfare. However, participants’ planning of the transition is not advanced in most cases.

Résumé

Les mères d’un adulte ayant une déficience intellectuelle (DI) doivent faire face au moment elles ne peuvent plus assumer la responsabilité de leur enfant. Cette étude exploratoire évalue les perceptions de 12 mères (Mâge=65,1; ans, ÉT: 11) vivant avec leur fils ou leur fille adulte (Mâ=36,9; ÉT: 11,4)) ayant une DI: avantages et contraintes de la cohabitation, planification de la transition à l’extérieur du domicile familial, perceptions sur l’avenir. Les résultats d’un questionnaire complété en entrevue indiquent que plusieurs mères anticipent comme relève la fratrie et que la transition génère des émotions relatives au bien-être de la personne qui a une DI. La planification des mères se révèle aussi peu avancée.

Keywords

intellectual disabilitytransitionafter-parentsdéficience intellectuelletransitionaprès-parents
Type
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Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 65 - 72
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2012

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