Department of Special and Gifted Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Special and Gifted Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Res Dev Disabil. 2024 Sep;152:104809. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104809. Epub 2024 Jul 24.
The first agent of socialisation is the family, who are expected to facilitate the inclusion of children in societal activities. While mothers' voices have been widely captured in the literature regarding their experiences raising children with disabilities, fathers' perceptions of their knowledge of and involvement in the development of children with disabilities have been understudied, particularly in non-Western contexts.
The main aim of this study was to examine fathers' perceptions of their involvement in raising children with disabilities in the United Arab Emirates.
In total, 469 fathers were recruited to understand their involvement in raising their children with disabilities. The Fathers' Involvement in Development and Rehabilitation Scale was used to collect data, which were analysed using SPSS and AMOS.
The results showed that fathers rated themselves highly for their attitudes, support, and participation in training to support their children with disabilities. Demographic variables, such as nationality and educational qualifications, provided additional insight into their involvement in raising their children with disabilities.
The study concludes with suggestions for training programmes to change fathers' attitudes towards children with disabilities, as such programmes can enable them to better support their children's development.
第一个社会化的因素是家庭，家庭应该为孩子融入社会活动提供便利。尽管母亲在养育残疾儿童方面的经历在文献中得到了广泛的关注，但父亲对自己的残疾儿童知识和参与发展的看法在研究中却很少涉及，尤其是在非西方背景下。
本研究的主要目的是探讨阿联酋父亲对参与养育残疾儿童的看法。
总共招募了 469 名父亲，以了解他们在养育残疾儿童方面的参与情况。使用《父亲在发展和康复中的参与度量表》收集数据，使用 SPSS 和 AMOS 进行分析。
结果表明，父亲对自己在支持残疾儿童的态度、支持和培训参与方面的评价很高。国籍和教育程度等人口统计学变量为他们参与养育残疾儿童提供了更多的见解。
研究最后提出了一些关于培训计划的建议，以改变父亲对残疾儿童的态度，因为这些计划可以使他们更好地支持孩子的发展。
