2019
DOI: 10.18502/avr.v28i3.1231
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Perceived social support in mothers of typically developing children and mothers of children with hearing sensory impairment

Abstract: Background and Aim: Children with sensory impairments can bring stress to their parents. The purpose of this study was to compare per­ceived social support in mothers of children with hearing impairment, visual impairment, and typically developing children in Shiraz City, Iran.Methods: The study sample consisted of 139 mothers of normal children and children with sensory impairment (50 mothers of children with hearing impairment, 39 mothers of children with visual impairment, and 50 mothers of typ­ically devel… Show more

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“…On the contrary, when individuals are involved in giving social support to others, they benefit from this behavior reducing their levels of stress and improving their conditions of health, and psychological well-being (in terms of purpose in life, sense of meaning and belonging) [ 76 , 77 , 78 ]. As recently found by Hemati Alamdarloo et al [ 72 ], mothers of children with hearing impairments and mothers of children with visual impairments, similarly display lower perceived social support from family, friends and significant others than mothers of typically developed children. For these explanations, searching for social support can be viewed as a dysfunctional coping strategy for all individuals and, in particular, for parents of deaf or blind children.…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 57%
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“…On the contrary, when individuals are involved in giving social support to others, they benefit from this behavior reducing their levels of stress and improving their conditions of health, and psychological well-being (in terms of purpose in life, sense of meaning and belonging) [ 76 , 77 , 78 ]. As recently found by Hemati Alamdarloo et al [ 72 ], mothers of children with hearing impairments and mothers of children with visual impairments, similarly display lower perceived social support from family, friends and significant others than mothers of typically developed children. For these explanations, searching for social support can be viewed as a dysfunctional coping strategy for all individuals and, in particular, for parents of deaf or blind children.…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 57%
“…For the strategy of searching for social support, it is necessary to consider the different, and still fervent debate, on the issue of its functional or dysfunctional nature: almost all previously cited studies underlined that social support is a very useful factor for the promotion of well-being in parents who deal with the disability of children [ 9 , 71 , 72 ]. Therefore, when individuals receive social support from others, they are likely to utilize this aid to overcome their difficulties and to reach a psychological condition of emotional stability and subjective well-being.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%