EXAMINATION OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE, FAMILY RESILIENCE AND LIFE SATISFACTION OF THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH NORMAL DEVELOPMENT

Year 2022, Volume: 8 Issue: 12, 21 - 45, 06.04.2022

Aysu Emre İnal

https://doi.org/10.51947/yonbil.1088348

Cited By: 5

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare the psychological resilience, family resilience and life satisfaction of parents of children with special needs and children with normal development and to examine the relationships between these variables. A total of 403 parents, including 198 parents with children with special needs and 205 parents with children with normal development, participated in the study. Personal information form, Adult Resilience Scale, Family Resilience Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. As a result of the research, it was determined that the level of psychological resilience and family resilience of parents with children with normal development was significantly higher than the level of resilience and family resilience of parents with children with special needs. Similarly, it was determined that the life satisfaction of parents with children with normal development was significantly higher than those of parents with children with special needs. In addition, it was concluded that the relationship between psychological resilience and family resilience is stronger in parents with children with special needs than in parents with children with normal development. In addition, it was determined that among the parents with children with special needs, those with high psychological resilience also had higher life satisfaction, but there was no such relationship in parents with children with normal development. Finally, it was concluded that there is a significant relationship between family resilience and life satisfaction in both parents with children with special needs and parents with children with normal development, but this relationship is stronger in families with children with special needs.

Keywords

Special needs, parents, psychological resilience, family resilience, life satisfaction

Supporting Institution

Dr.Serkan Akgün

ÖZEL GEREKSİNİMLİ ÇOCUKLAR İLE NORMAL GELİŞİM GÖSTEREN 1 ÇOCUKLARIN EBEVEYNLERİNİN PSİKOLOJİK DAYANIKLILIK, YILMAZLIK VE YAŞAM DOYUMLARININ İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı özel gereksinimli çocuklar ile normal gelişim gösteren çocukların ebeveynlerinin psikolojik dayanıklılık, yılmazlık ve yaşam doyumlarının karşılaştırılması ve bu degişkenler arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesidir. Araştırmaya özel gereksinimli çocuğa sahip 198 ve normal gelişim gösteren çocuğa sahip 205 ebeveyn olmak üzere toplam 403 ebeveyn katılmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak, kişisel bilgi formu, Yetişkinler için Psikolojik Dayanıklılık Ölçeği, Aile Yılmazlık Ölçeği ve Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, normal gelişim gösteren çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerin psikolojik dayanıklılık ve yılmazlık düzeyinin özel gereksinimli çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerin psikolojik dayanıklılık ve yılmazlık düzeyinden anlamlı bir şekilde yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Benzer şekilde, normal gelişim gösteren çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerin yaşam doyumunun özel gereksinimli çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerin yaşam doyumundan anlamlı bir şekilde yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Buna ek olarak, psikolojik dayanıklılık ve yılmazlık arasındaki ilişkinin özel gereksinimli çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerde normal gelişim gösteren çocuğa sahip ebeveynlere göre daha güçlü olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca, özel gereksinimli çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerden psikolojik dayanıklılığı yüksek olanların yaşam doyumunun da yüksek olduğu fakat normal gelişim gösteren çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerde bu şekilde bir ilişkinin olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Son olarak, hem özel gereksinimli çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerde
hem de normal gelişim gösteren çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerde yılmazlık ve yaşam doyumu arasında
anlamlı bir ilişki bulunduğu fakat özel gereksinimli çocuğa sahip ailelerde bu ilişkinin daha güçlü
olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Özel gereksinim, Özel gereksinim, ebeveyn, ebeveyn, psikolojik dayanıklılık, yaşam doyumu, yaşam doyumu

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