2013 Volume 39 Issue 2 Pages 49-61
This study investigated mothers’ evaluations in relation to mother’s behavior at the trouble towards her child with Pervasive Developmental Disorders （PDD） and the sibling and siblings’ request to their mothers. The mothers of children with PDD （PDD group：PG） were compared to the mothers of typical developmental children （control group: CG） by a questionnaire. The results are as following. 1）Compared to the CG mothers, PG mothers in less “sympathetic attitude” styles evaluated less consulting behaviors of siblings. In addition, PG mothers in more “prior reaction to child with siblings” evaluated less siblings’ demanding maternal behavior. 2）In PG the mothers in more “sympathetic attitude” styles evaluated more consulting behaviors of siblings. From the result 1）, it was indicated in PG mothers’ behavior to pay attention to the emotional states of sibling influenced siblings’ request to their mothers, mother’s evaluation of behaviors were influenced by the sense of guilty or anxiety experienced in the process through caring their children. From the result 2）, since in PG mothers’ really felt that she could pay attention to the emotional states of siblings, they really felt that she could get well-balanced relationship between her and siblings.
