Rakap Salih, Vural-Batik Meryem
Department of Specialized Education Services, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Department of Special Education, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 Jan;37(1):e13179. doi: 10.1111/jar.13179. Epub 2023 Nov 23.
This study examined the link between perceived family burden among parents of children with moderate and severe disabilities and their psychological health, and the potential moderating roles of resilience and social support.
256 parents completed an online questionnaire including Demographic Information Form, Family Burden Assessment Scale, General Health Questionnaire, Brief Resilience Scale, and Revised Parental Social Support Scale.
Results revealed negative associations between resilience, social support, and depression-anxiety symptoms. Both resilience and social support played moderating roles in the association between family burden and psychological health. Social support buffered the negative association between family burden and psychological health, alongside psychological resilience.
The study highlights the negative effects of family burden on the psychological health of parents of children with disabilities, but also suggests that resilience and social support can mitigate these effects. Therefore, interventions should consider these factors to enhance the psychological well-being of parents.
本研究探讨了中重度残疾儿童家长所感知的家庭负担与他们心理健康之间的联系，以及心理韧性和社会支持的潜在调节作用。
256名家长完成了一份在线问卷，包括人口信息表、家庭负担评估量表、一般健康问卷、简易心理韧性量表和修订后的父母社会支持量表。
结果显示心理韧性、社会支持与抑郁焦虑症状之间存在负相关。心理韧性和社会支持在家庭负担与心理健康的关联中均发挥了调节作用。社会支持与心理韧性一道缓冲了家庭负担与心理健康之间的负相关。
该研究凸显了家庭负担对残疾儿童家长心理健康的负面影响，但也表明心理韧性和社会支持可以减轻这些影响。因此，干预措施应考虑这些因素以提高家长的心理健康水平。
