Research Article

The Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals with Disabled Children

Volume: 11 Number: 1 March 22, 2021
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The Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals with Disabled Children

Abstract

Objective: Disability not only affects the disabled child. It also has psychological and social impacts on family members and caregivers. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between severity of depressive symptomes and hopelessness levels of caregivers of children with disabilities and their perceived social support. Materials and Methods: A total of 205 caregivers of disabled children were included in this cross-sectional study. A ‘sociodemographic questionnaire’, ‘Beck Depression Scale’, ‘Beck Hopelessness Scale’ and ‘Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale’ were used to assess the subjects in this cross-sectional study. Direct and indirect effects of a predictor in path models of mediation and moderation were calculated. The bootstrapping method has been used to calculate confidence intervals for indirect effects. Results: It was determined that the hopelessness levels were high (r = 0.594, p <.001) for individuals with high levels of depressive symptomes, the perceived social support was low for caregivers with high hopelessness levels (r = −0.149, p =.033), and that the perceived social support levels were low for caregivers with high levels of depressive symptomes (r=−0.128, p =.068). It was shown that hopelessness increases, and depression develops indirectly with decreasing psychosocial support. Conclusion: This study reveals the importance of perceived social support in the development of hopelessness and depression, which increase the burden of caregivers. Increasing the psychosocial support systems of caregivers of children with disabilities can reduce their levels of hopelessness and depression and increase their ability to care.

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YOK

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YOK

Thanks

The authors would like to thank Enago (www.enago.com) for the English language review and to Üsen F. for statistical analysis.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 22, 2021

Submission Date

August 17, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 31, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Aytekin, M., Özdemir, N., & Şahin, Ş. (2021). The Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals with Disabled Children. Sakarya Medical Journal, 11(1), 15-24. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.779706
AMA
1.Aytekin M, Özdemir N, Şahin Ş. The Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals with Disabled Children. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2021;11(1):15-24. doi:10.31832/smj.779706
Chicago
Aytekin, Melek, Nurgül Özdemir, and Şengül Şahin. 2021. “The Relationship Between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals With Disabled Children”. Sakarya Medical Journal 11 (1): 15-24. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.779706.
EndNote
Aytekin M, Özdemir N, Şahin Ş (March 1, 2021) The Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals with Disabled Children. Sakarya Medical Journal 11 1 15–24.
IEEE
[1]M. Aytekin, N. Özdemir, and Ş. Şahin, “The Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals with Disabled Children”, Sakarya Medical Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 15–24, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.31832/smj.779706.
ISNAD
Aytekin, Melek - Özdemir, Nurgül - Şahin, Şengül. “The Relationship Between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals With Disabled Children”. Sakarya Medical Journal 11/1 (March 1, 2021): 15-24. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.779706.
JAMA
1.Aytekin M, Özdemir N, Şahin Ş. The Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals with Disabled Children. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2021;11:15–24.
MLA
Aytekin, Melek, et al. “The Relationship Between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals With Disabled Children”. Sakarya Medical Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, Mar. 2021, pp. 15-24, doi:10.31832/smj.779706.
Vancouver
1.Melek Aytekin, Nurgül Özdemir, Şengül Şahin. The Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Depressive Symptoms and Hopelessness Levels of Individuals with Disabled Children. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2021 Mar. 1;11(1):15-24. doi:10.31832/smj.779706

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