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symptoms on two interviews separated with an one-year interval. Participants’ ages ranged from
55 to 91 with a mean of 70.29 (SD=7.03) and have been volunteering for an average of 8 years.
Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicate that, after controlling for participants’ burnout
symptoms at Time 1, participants’ poor perceived physical health was predictive.
3102.8 Effects of affiliate stigma on caregiving experience among mothers of children with
intellectual disability, Sze Man Gladys Ho, Wing Sze Winnie Mak, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, China
The present study examined the effect of affiliate stigma on caregivers’ positive and negative
perceptions towards their children with intellectual disabilities (CID), accounting for
characteristics of the caregiving relationships and coping styles. Due to contagion effect, parents
of CID may be stigmatized by the general public, who in turn may stigmatize themselves as being
“less than normal” individuals. This study surveyed 250 mothers of CID from representative
community service centers in Hong Kong. Findings highlighted adaptive coping styles among the
stigmatized Chinese caregivers and the significant effect of stigma on their caregiving experiences.
Implications on stigma reduction will be discussed.
3103 ORAL
Developmental processes
Chair: Ramadan A. Ahmed, Kuwait
3103.1 Effect of pseudoparenting approach as intervention on youth problem prevention
programme, Peace Nnenna Ibeagha, Nigeria
A two group experimental design was used to investigate choice and personal responsibility on
youth problems. One group pseudo-parented an-egg each, while the control group parented a
dummy for 10 days. With the assistance of the Youth’s Priest and leaders, the following indices
were observed for 2 years. Ability to involve a number of young people in youth reproductive
health workshop, choice of youth related films, assertive behaviour. The behavioural regularity of
these indices suggested that the experimental treatment proffered had sustained beneficial effect
over 2 years. The experimental group evidenced higher responsibility and choice.
3103.2 The development of moral reasoning in Kuwait and its psychosocial correlates,
Ramadan A. Ahmed 1 , Uwe P. Gielen 2 , 1 Kuwait University, Kuwait, 2 St. Francis College, New
York City, USA
We investigated the development of moral reasoning and its psychosocial correlates in Kuwait.
Measures and scales for assessing the development of moral reasoning, self-esteem, religiosity,
internal and external locus of control, emotional intelligence, extreme response set, and identity
disorders were administered to 500 Kuwaiti males and females from different educational,
occupational, and age backgrounds. Positive correlations were obtained between the development
of moral reasoning and indices of self-esteem, religiosity, internal locus of control, emotional
intelligence, and extreme response set. Negative correlations were found between the development
of moral reasoning and indices of external locus of control and identity disorders.
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