Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support in Perceived Stress and Quality of Life among Parents of Children with Special Needs

Kausar, Noreena; Bibi, Bushra; Raza, Sadia Bint

doi:10.31703/gsr.2021(vi-i).03

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“…Furthermore, our results concerning the psychological aspects of parents align with Karande et al's [16] findings, which indicate that mothers of children with Sp.L.D.s tend to exhibit higher levels of anxiety compared to other groups of mothers. Additionally, our findings concerning the necessity and success of the intervention program align with a study conducted by Kausar et al [37], which concluded that perceived social support plays a moderating role in the relationship between perceived stress and the QoL among parents of children with Sp.L.D.s. Moreover, our results further validate the importance of social support, as indicated in the study by Kuru and Piyal [38].…”

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Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Pilot Intervention to Improve the Family Quality of Life of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Pedioti,

Lioliou,

Koutra

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Background: The high prevalence of learning disabilities among children confirm that learning disabilities are surprisingly common. In the absence of routine screening, many children still go undetected with a huge individual and family burden, while at the same time, the findings of existing interventions are conflicting. This study reports on the design, implementation and evaluation of an innovative pilot intervention aiming at improving the quality of life of the family of children with specific learning disabilities. Method: For the purposes of this study, we ran a randomized controlled trial employing an experimental research design with two groups (intervention and control). The study population comprised parents of children with specific learning disabilities. Out of the 71 individuals that were eligible for randomization, 42 were allocated to the intervention, and 29 to the control group. A brief parenting intervention model was employed, aiming at improving parenting skills through a stepwise process. The intervention included four skill building sessions conducted over a period of 6 weeks. “Parenting style” (including three dimensions: “Authoritative”, “Authoritarian” and “Permissive”) and “Family Quality of life” (including five dimensions: “Family Interaction”, “Parenting”, “Emotional Well-being”, “Physical/Material Wellbeing” and “Disability-Related Support”) were employed as the outcome measures of this study. Two validated questionnaires were used to measure the study outcomes: “the Parenting Style Questionnaire” and the “Family Quality of Life Scale (FQOL) Questionnaire”. The questionnaires were applied at the pre- and post-intervention level. Findings: An analysis showed that except for the “permissive parenting style”, the intervention and control group had statistically significant differences in all the “Parenting style” and the “Quality of life” dimensions at the post-intervention level. In the intervention group, none of the study dimensions improved at a statistically significant level at the post-intervention level compared to pre-intervention level. According to the cluster analysis, which re-examined successful vs. unsuccessful cases, the intervention was found to have an effect on the average values of all the “quality of life” and “parenting style” dimensions, except for the “Authoritarian Parenting Style”. Conclusions: The study offers evidence on the dimensions of parenting and quality of life mostly affected by a brief intervention as well as on the feasibility, practicality and acceptance of such interventions in local communities.

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Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Pilot Intervention to Improve the Family Quality of Life of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Pedioti,

Lioliou,

Koutra

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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“…tend to exhibit higher levels of anxiety compared to other groups of mothers. Additionally, our findings concerning the necessity and success of the intervention program align with a study conducted by Kausar et al (2021), which concluded that perceived social support plays a moderating role in the relationship between perceived stress and the QoL among parents of children with Sp.L.D. Moreover, our results further validate the importance of social support, as indicated in the study by Kuru & Piyal (2018).…”

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Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Pilot Intervention to Improve the Quality of Life of the Family of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities. A Quantitative Analysis

Pedioti,

Lioliou,

Koutra

et al. 2023

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Background: The high prevalence of learning disabilities among children confirm that learning disabilities are surprisingly common. In absence of routine screening, many children still go undetected with a huge individual and family burden, while at the same time existing interventions are conflicting. The purpose of the study is to report on the design, implementation and evaluation of an innovative pilot intervention aiming to improve the quality of life of the family of students with specific learning disabilities. Method: For the purposes of this study, we used an experimental research design, using two groups (intervention and control). The intervention included four meetings with parents of children from the intervention group. To assess the quality of life of the students' family and the parenting style, the following measuring tools were used. They conducted at times and locations convenient to each participant. The instruments used to measure outcomes were two standard weighted questionnaires, the parenting style questionnaire and the family quality of life questionnaire. Findings: The results showed that the intervention program had significantly positive effects on both parenting style and children’s quality of life. Specifically, a decrease in parental authoritarianism and an increase in parental support were observed. Also, an increase in child-parent interaction, emotional and general well-being was found. Conclusion: The intervention program did improve the quality of life of the children by increasing all the variables related to the measurement of their quality of life.

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Family stress and self-efficacy in parents of children with special needs: The regulatory role of perceived social support

Yazicioğlu,

Sardohan Yildirim,

Altindağ Kumaş

2024

Children and Youth Services Review

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Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support in Perceived Stress and Quality of Life among Parents of Children with Special Needs

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Pilot Intervention to Improve the Family Quality of Life of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Pilot Intervention to Improve the Family Quality of Life of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Pilot Intervention to Improve the Quality of Life of the Family of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities. A Quantitative Analysis

Family stress and self-efficacy in parents of children with special needs: The regulatory role of perceived social support

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