Relationship between Parenting Stress and Social Support among Mothers of Children with Different Disabilities | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 7, Volume 10, Issue 31, July 2022, Page 80-88 PDF (699.74 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2022.139336.1384 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Azza Mohamed Abd El-Aziz  1; Mervat Elshahat Ibrahim2; Saleh Omar Abdullah 3
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| 1Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, Hodeidah University, Yemen | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Mothers caring for children with disabilities often experience parental stress, than mothers of children without disabilities due to the range of challenges they face. Aim: explore the relationship between parenting stress and social support among mothers of children with different disabilities. Subjects & Method: A descriptive correlational design was utilized. A convenient sample composed 100 of mothers of disabled children who agreed to participate in this study. Data collection tool include: socio-demographic characteristics sheet, parental stress scale, and multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Results: The majority of mothers have moderate and sever levels of parental stress respectively and majority of mothers have lower level of social support. Also, there is a negative and highly statistically significant correlation between total parental stress and social support scores among mothers of handicap children. Conclusion: Mothers of children with different disabilities experiences higher level of stress and lower level of social support. Recommendations: Design continuing health education, training programs, and stress management techniques for mothers who have children with disabilities to face stress and coping with it. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Children with disabilities; Mothers; Parenting Stress & Social support | ||||
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