Abstract
This study examined the role of severity of children’s intellectual disability and perceived stigma in restriction in social life among the parents of such children .The correlational research design was used for this purpose. The sample for the study consisted of fifty one mother having intellectually disabled children of varying degree, aged between 3 to 15 years. The participants were sampled from different rehabilitation centers and special schools at Varanasi. They were administered Personal Care Assessment Form, Perceived Stigma Scale and Restriction of Social Life Scale. Correlation analysis was applied to see the relationship which revealed that the child’s activity limitation is significantly positively associated with stigma and restriction in social life. Stigma was also significantly positively associated with restricted social life. This paper highlights the growing need for interventions that include both behavioral and psychosocial components to better address needs of families of children with intellectual disability. It is concluded that there exists a need for future research on culturally sensitive parent training as well as on potentially efficient group-based parent education programs for families of children with moderate to profound intellectual disability.
Highlights
ObjectivesIn view of gaps in this area of research, this study was designed to address the following objectives: 1
To ascertain the relationship, severity of children disability with restriction of social life among the parents of children with intellectual disability bi-variate correlation coefficients were computed
The severity of the child’s disability positively correlated with social restrictions and overall restriction in social life significantly but not with social activity and social interest. This finding suggests that when severity of child disability increases, their mother’s social interest, social activity and social life are restricted
Summary
In view of gaps in this area of research, this study was designed to address the following objectives: 1. To examine the role of functional limitations of children with intellectual disability in restriction in social life among parents of children with intellectual disability. 2. To examine the role of perceived stigma in restriction in the social life of the parents of children with intellectual disability. Hypotheses: In the light of the findings of previous studies and theoretical background, the following hypotheses were formulated. Severity of the child’s disability (functional limitation) would be positively correlated with restriction in social life among the parents of children with intellectual disability. Perceived stigma would be positively correlated with restriction in social life among the parents of children with intellectual disability
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