Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
18
agent2
17353602
17353610
10.29252/nrip.irj
en
jalali
1396
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gregorian
2018
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Religious Coping Styles, General Health, and Psychological Well-Being Among Mothers of Mentally Disabled Children
روانشناسی
Psychology
پژوهشي
Original Research Articles
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Objectives:</strong> The birth and presence of an exceptional child in a family can be considered as an undesirable challenging event. This event may be associated with stress, frustration, sadness, and despair. This study aimed to examine the relationship of religious coping styles with general health and psychological well-being among mothers of mentally disabled children.<br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> This cross-sectional study was conducted in the mothers (n=68) whose mentally disabled children were enrolled in spacial schools in Zabol in the academic year 2012-2013. A study population was selected and homogenized through applying a convenience sampling method. Aflakseir and Coleman Religious Coping Scale, Keyes and Magyar Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire, and Goldberg and Hillier General Health Questionnaire were used to collect data. Data analyses were performed by applying a Pearson correlation coefficient and a stepwise regression analysis.<br>
<strong>Results: </strong>This study revealed that negative feelings towards God and passive religious coping were related to subscales of general health among the mothers of mentally disabled children. The stepwise regression analysis demonstrated the most significant role of negative feelings towards God in predicting general health among the mothers of mentally disabled children. Moreover, none of the subscales of religious coping were able to predict the mothers’ psychological well-being. <br>
<strong>Discussion: </strong>The results of the current study suggest that the religious coping styles affect the general health among the mothers of mentally disabled children. This study also indicated that paying attention to the type of religious coping used by these mothers is essential.</span></p>
Psychological, Religion, Health, Mentally disabled, Mothers
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http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-426-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Zahra
Nikmanesh
zahranikmanesh@yahoo.com
1800319475328460016818
1800319475328460016818
Yes
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran.
Hadi
Ansari
javadoshtorak@yahoo.com
1800319475328460016819
1800319475328460016819
No
Organization of Education, Zehak, Iran.