Problems and coping strategies of mothers of intellectually disabled children during COVID-19
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2021
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MPUAT, Udaipur
Abstract
The present study investigates the problems, coping and support received by the
mothers of intellectually disabled children. Total sample of the present study comprised
of 100 mothers of intellectually disabled children enrolled in private co-educational
school for special children. The sample was selected from two cities i.e., 50 mothers
from Jaipur and 50 mothers from Udaipur. A self-prepared background information
Performa was used to collect the information regarding personal and background aspect
of the subject. A questionnaire was prepared (Google) form for mothers with three sub
dimensions., problems, coping and support to see the level of problems faced, coping
strategies used and support received by the mothers of intellectually disabled children
during covid-19. As schools were closed due to covid-19 imposed lockdown, the
administrators of schools were contacted and through them mothers were approached
with the help of email and WhatsApp and data was collected with the means of goggle
forms. Purposive sampling method was used for selection of respondents. The data
obtained were analysed in the light of objectives set for the present investigation.
Percentage, MPS and Pearson’s correlation methods were used for calculation of
results. The findings of the study revealed that majority of mothers were facing
psychosocial problems on a high-level range in comparison of physical problems during
pandemic. Both negative and positive type of coping strategies used by mothers but
positive coping was majorly used by mothers. Different types of support i.e., social,
informational and instrumental were received by mothers, least support was provided
by other parents of intellectually disabled children. In city wise comparison Udaipur
city mothers were getting more support in all the three areas as compare to mothers
from Jaipur were receiving. Finding also points out that there is a significant correlation
between positive coping and support. Also, positive coping had significant correlation
with psychosocial problems. Mother’s age was negatively correlated with physical problems and negative coping. The implications of the present study are likely to be of
immense importance for parents of disabled children, special school teachers and
professional, and scholars. In order to generalize the findings on other parents of
children of different disability, research can be carried out on larger population
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Problems and coping strategies of mothers of intellectually disabled children during COVID-19
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Pareek V. and Audichya S.