Comparison of coping and impulsive strategies in mothers of physically and physically disabled children

Zahra Esmi¹ Roghaye Habibzadeh²

1) 1. M.A student of psychology and education of exceptional children, Payame Noor University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
2) 2. Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

IOI Code : XEFA-HFEKC
Publication : 3th National Conference on Psychopathology(asruma3.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to compare coping and impulsive strategies in mothers of physically and healthy children with disabilities. The research method was causal-comparative. The statistical population of the study included all mothers of children with physical disabilities (member of the Association of Physically Handicapped) and mothers of healthy children (elementary school children) in Ardabil in 2021 who were selected by available sampling method (50 mothers of children with physical disabilities) And 50 mothers of healthy children). Barat impulsivity questionnaires and coping strategies were used to collect data. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) test was used using SPSS software version 20 to analyze the data. Based on the findings, the mean impulsive scores and emotion-oriented coping strategy in mothers of children with physical disabilities were higher than mothers of healthy children (p<0.01). But the mean of emotion-oriented coping strategy in mothers of children with physical disabilities was lower than mothers of healthy children (p<0.01). These results emphasize the importance of paying attention to the psychological and emotional functions of mothers of children with physical disabilities.

Keywords : coping strategies impulsivity physical disability