Examining Psychological Symptoms and Self-efficacy of Parents with Disabled Children

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and psychological symptoms of the parents with disabled children. This is a descrip- tive study. The sample of the study consists of the parents of 165 students with disa- bilities. 63,3% (n=105) of the participants were mothers and 36,4% (n=60) were fathers. Data was collected with the help of Parent Self-efficacy Scale and Brief Symptom Inventory. In the analysis of the data, t-test, Anova, and Pearson Moments Correlation Analysis were used. This study showed that there is a negatively mean- ingful relationship between parent self-efficacy and psychological symptoms. There were meaningful differences in psychological symptoms and self-efficacy of the parents according to some demographic variables. As a result, we can say that in- crease in parent self-efficacy will lead decrease in psychological symptoms.