Personality Dimensions, Religious Tendencies and Coping Strategies as Predictors of General Health in Iranian Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability: A Comparison With Mothers of Typically Developing Children

Mirsaleh, Yasser Rezapour; Rezai, Hossein; Khabaz, M; Ardekani, I. Afkhami; Abdi, Kianoush

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00639.x

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“…2013) and General Health Questionnaire, which has an anxiety sub‐scale (Mirsaleh et al . 2011; AlAnsari and Jahrami 2018). The remaining four studies used a variety of other instruments (Miller and Keirn 1978; Weiss 2002; Emerson 2003; Fairthorne et al .…”

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Mental ill‐health in mothers of people with intellectual disabilities compared with mothers of typically developing people: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Rydzewska

Dunn

Cooper

et al. 2021

J intellect Disabil Res

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Background Mothers of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) face exceptional challenges and may be more prone to experiencing mental ill‐health compared with mothers of typically developing people. These mental ill‐health problems may differ at different stages of the caregiving trajectory. However, there is no evidence synthesis on this topic. We aimed to systematically review evidence in this area and identify gaps in the existing literature. Method Prospero registration: CRD42018088197. Medline, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases were searched. No time limits were applied. Studies were limited to English language. Inclusion criteria were studies of mothers of people with IDs that also included a comparison group of mothers of typically developing/developed children. Data were extracted from selected studies using a structured database. Study selection and quality appraisal were double rated. Where possible, meta‐analyses were performed. Results Of the retrieved articles, 32/3089 were included, of which 10 reported on anxiety, 21 on depression and 23 on other indicators of mental ill‐health. Overall, previous studies reported that mothers of people with IDs experienced poorer mental health as compared with mothers of typically developing people. Meta‐analyses revealed significant findings for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, emotional burden and common mental disorders, but not for somatic symptoms. However, there was a considerable heterogeneity; hence, interpretation of results should be cautious. Identified gaps included scarce research on mental ill‐health of mothers of adults with IDs at different stages of the caregiving trajectory. Conclusions There is evidence of poorer mental ill‐health in mothers of people with IDs compared with mothers of typically developing people, but lack of focus on different stages of the caregiving trajectory, methodological inconsistencies between studies and lack of robust studies pose limitations. This highlights the need both for improved support for mothers of people with IDs and for further methodologically robust research.

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Mental ill‐health in mothers of people with intellectual disabilities compared with mothers of typically developing people: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Rydzewska

Dunn

Cooper

et al. 2021

J intellect Disabil Res

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“…Religiosity is frequently underlined as a possible resource for parents dealing with the potential challenges of raising a child with a disability (Marshall et al, ). Mirsaleh, Rezai, Khabaz, Afkhami Ardekani, and Abdi () reported that religious beliefs were a good predictor of general health among mothers parenting children with intellectual disabilities, and that mothers relied on religion more than on general coping strategies when faced with challenges. In one study involving 35 fathers who had children with a disability, the fathers’ religious beliefs helped them to be responsible caregivers (Dollahite, ).…”

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Effect of parenting stress in Korean mothers of children with disabilities on life satisfaction: Moderating effect of intrinsic religious orientation

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Lee

Kwon

2018

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Background With growing interest in parenting stress among mothers of children with disabilities, the current study examined the multidimensional aspects of parenting stress and their impact on life satisfaction among Korean mothers of children with disabilities. Based on the suggestions of prior findings concerning the potential role of intrapersonal resources on moderating parenting stress, the study focused on intrinsic religious orientation as one of the intrapersonal resources. Method Participants completed measures of three types of parenting stress (parental distress, parent–child dysfunctional interaction and difficult child), life satisfaction and religious orientation. Results Two subscales of parenting stress (i.e., parental distress and difficult child) had negative associations with life satisfaction. Intrinsic religious orientation weakened the relationship between parental distress and life satisfaction, especially among individuals who held moderate and high levels of intrinsic religious orientation. Conclusion These findings indicate the existence of differential associations between parenting stress type and life satisfaction in Korean mothers of children with disabilities. The current findings also identified the interrelationships between the religious resources and maternal parenting stress of children with disabilities. Intrapersonal religious resources have the potential to counterbalance the negative impact of maternal distress.

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“…19 Background religious and cultural beliefs of mothers determine maternal coping adjusting to negative situations. 15,16 When in a state of helplessness and hopelessness, mothers who have religious beliefs tend to use religious coping. 17 According to a study in Pakistan, religious coping is one of the coping strategies that is often used by mothers of children with mental retardation.…”

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Association of religious coping use with psychological well-being of mother of mentally retarded children

Liung

Marchira

Supriyanto

et al. 2019

J Community Empowerment for Health

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Low psychological well-being in mothers of children with mental retardation can affect maternal mental health and quality of life. Psychological well-being of mothers depend on maternal coping strategies to overcome the burden of childcare. The religious background of Indonesian society makes mothers tend to use religious coping in handling the burden of nurturing their children. Aim of this study to determine the association between religious coping use and psychological well-being of mothers of children with mental retardation. This is an analytic descriptive study with cross-sectional design. Subjects were mothers of children with mild to moderate level of mental retardation, students of SLB Negeri 1 Bantul. The psychological well-being and religious coping of mother is assessed by Indonesian version of the Psychological Well-being Scale and Religious Coping Scale. The significance level of the statistical test is expressed at p < 0.05. Results of this study showed there is a significant association between religious coping and psychological well-being of mothers of children with mental retardation (X2: 17.897; C: 0.377; p: 0.000; RP: 5.65; 95% CI: 2.46-12.92). All dimensions of religious coping have a significant association with the psychological well-being of the mother (p: 0.000). The dimensions of achieving comfort and closeness to God have the highest closeness association with the psychological well-being among other dimensions of religious coping (X2: 39.041; C: 0.515). The confounding variables in this study are mother’s age, mother’s education, family income, marital status, mother’s employment status, family income, children’s gender, children's level of mental retardation and children’s class grade. Mother’s education has also a significant association with the psychological well-being of the mother (p: 0.021). Religious coping and mother’s education contribute 26.7% to the psychological well-being of mothers. This finding reveals that religious coping is important to improve the psychological well-being of mothers of children with mental retardation.

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Personality Dimensions, Religious Tendencies and Coping Strategies as Predictors of General Health in Iranian Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability: A Comparison With Mothers of Typically Developing Children

Cited by 10 publications

References 62 publications

Mental ill‐health in mothers of people with intellectual disabilities compared with mothers of typically developing people: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Mental ill‐health in mothers of people with intellectual disabilities compared with mothers of typically developing people: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Effect of parenting stress in Korean mothers of children with disabilities on life satisfaction: Moderating effect of intrinsic religious orientation

Association of religious coping use with psychological well-being of mother of mentally retarded children

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