Sources of Stress among Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities: A Preliminary Investigation in Saudi Arabia

Autor/inn/en	Aldosari, Mubarak S.; Pufpaff, Lisa A.
Titel	Sources of Stress among Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities: A Preliminary Investigation in Saudi Arabia
Quelle	In: Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 3 (2014) 1, (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2167-3454
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Stress Variables; Parents; Children; Males; Intellectual Disability; Child Rearing; Special Education; Gender Differences; Parent Child Relationship; Mothers; Fathers; Individual Characteristics; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Saudi Arabia; Parenting Stress Index + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Eltern; Child; Kind; Kinder; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Kindererziehung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Multivariate Analyse; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study identified differences in sources of stress between parents of male children with intellectual disabilities in Saudi Arabia. Seventeen pairs of parents completed the Parent Stress Index (Abidin, 1995). Each pair of parents had a male child diagnosed with intellectual disability who either attended an institute for male children with intellectual disability or a special education classroom attached to a public elementary general school in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Results indicated higher perceived stress levels in Saudi mothers compared to fathers regarding the overall parent-child relationship, the child's individual characteristics, and the parent's characteristics. Implications provide research-based data for stakeholders in the development of appropriate and effective programs for parents of children with intellectual disabilities, especially for mothers. These data will inform professionals in Saudi Arabia of needed services for parents of children with intellectual disabilities and potentially encourage further study of families of children with intellectual disabilities in Saudi Arabia. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship. 2496 Prospect Drive, Upland, CA 91784. Tel: 909-985-8578; Fax: 909-985-8578; e-mail: snam@csusb.edu; Web site: http://www.josea.info
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01