A Comparative Study On Sex Role Perception of Mentally Handicapped Children, Normal Developing Children And Children Under Protection in Turkey

ÇETİN Z., UNGAN M., Ipek A., DOĞAN Ö.

WORLD FAMILY MEDICINE, no.5, pp.30-36, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: WORLD FAMILY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.30-36
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aetin Z, Yukselen A, Dogan O. A comparative study on sex role perception of mentally handicapped children, normal developing children and children under protection. Aim: This study aims to investigate if there is any difference in sex role learning between mentally handicapped children, normally developing children and children under protection. Methods: The study covers 40 mentally retarded children, 40 children who are not mentally retarded and 36 children under protection. Children taken into this research are selected by simple random sampling method from special/private education institutions in the centrum, from kindergartens located at the centrum of Ankara province, and from orphanages at the centrum of Ankara province. Parents and teachers are given and requested to fill in a questionnaire about the factors that can affect the gender roles of the children. All the children included in the study were applied The Sex Role Learning Index (SERLI) about the acquisition of gender role. Results: There were significant differences between the three groups, and between girls and boys for some sub-scales.