Abstract:
The aim of this study was to determine the comparison of stress and marital adjustment of parents of retarded children Educable mentally, physically disabled and parents of normal children in Ardabil in the age range of 7 to 12 It took years. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the study included all parents Mentally retarded children were receptive and parents of normal children. 06 people) 06 people parents of children with impaired intelligence And physically disabled and 06 parents of normal children were selected using available sampling method. Data collection tool was Marital Adjustment Questionnaire, Stress I. Multivariate analysis of variance There is a significant difference between the stress of parents of mentally retarded children and normal children. That\'s it Experts and authorities should make plans to reduce the stress of parents of children with disabilities Consider intelligence and make efforts to increase marital compatibility.
Machine summary:
Comparison of the level of psychological stress and marital adjustment of parents of children with intellectual disabilities, physical-motor disabilities, and parents of normal children in the age range of 7 to 12 years Yaser Panahi 1 Multi-disciplinary teacher at Omid Exceptional School, Sareyn, Ardabil, Iran.
Quarterly Journal of New Strategies in Psychology and Educational Sciences, Volume 4, Number 13, Spring 2022, Pages 301-308 Abstract The present research was conducted with the aim of determining and comparing the level of psychological stress and marital adjustment of parents of children with educable intellectual disabilities, physical-motor disabilities, and parents of normal children in Ardabil city within the age range of 7 to 12 years.
Confusion and shock of parents with a disabled child, feelings of guilt, and the feeling of the collapse of parental aspirations (Wolfensberger, 2001) create a toxic psychological atmosphere in families with exceptional children, and the impact on the mental health of family members, especially the mother (Farber, 2001), and the experience of greater stress in the parents of these children compared to parents of normal children (Donovan, 1990), self-reproach, and having difficulty in how to adapt to and cope with their child's disability (Dam Roche and Perry, 1989) have been reported in various research have been reported in various studies.
Therefore, this research seeks to answer the following question: Is there a difference in psychological pressure and marital adjustment between parents of children with intellectual disabilities, physical-motor disabilities, and parents of normal children in Ardabil city within the age range of 9 to 12 years?
Also, the results of this research showed that there is no significant difference in terms of marital adjustment between the two groups of exceptional and normal children.