Impact on Family Functioning, Social Support and Psychological Distress in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability

Authors

  • Sumayya Jabeen Fazaia College of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Sana Nouman Fazaia College of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rabbia Ashraf Fazaia College of Education, Lahore, Pakistan/ Children Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46662/jrp.v2iIssue%201.20

Abstract

The study explores the association between impact on family functioning, social support, and psychological distress in parents of children with intellectual disability. The study used a correlational research design and purposive sampling (non-probability) to collect data. 100 parents with an average age of 38 years (SD= 5.81) constituting both mothers (n= 50) and fathers (n= 50) were recruited. The results of correlation analysis revealed positive relationship of impact on family functioning and psychological distress and also negative relationship of social support with psychological distress in caregivers of individuals with intellectual disability. The results of hierarchal regression analysis indicated that psychological distress was predicted by social support in parents of intellectual disabled children. The results of independent sample t-test indicated significant differences in mother and father of children in ID, where mothers had higher mean score than fathers in the study. The study can lay the basis to set to preventive protocols and guideline for psychological distress faced by caregivers due to negative impact on family life and enhance social support in hospitals, educational institutions and primary health care departments.

Keywords: family functioning, social support, psychological distress, intellectual disability

 

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Jabeen, S., Nouman, S., & Ashraf, R. (2024). Impact on Family Functioning, Social Support and Psychological Distress in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY (JRP), 2(1), 42–52. https://doi.org/10.46662/jrp.v2iIssue 1.20