EXAMİNATION OF THE IMPACT LEVEL ON THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR COPİNG STRATEGİES
ÖZEL GEREKSİNİMLİ ÇOCUKLARIN AİLELERİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİ DÜZEYİ VE BAŞA ÇIKMA STRATEJİLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Author : Zekavet KABASAKAL -- Deniz BERBEROĞLU
Number of pages : 83-93

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine level of impact of children with special needs on families, coping strategies used by families. “Demographic Information Form”, “Coping with Stress Scale”, “Family Effect Scale” were used to collect data. The sample consists of 155 father, 424 mother. According to findings; when we consider problem solving which is sub-dimension of coping strategies and sub-dimensions of family effect scale, a significiant correlation was found between problem solving and financial burden; it was seen that as problem solving skills increases size of being a financial burden decreases. There was a significiant correlation between problem solving strategy and familial and social effect; as problem solving skills increased familial and social impact decreased. It has been found that there was a significiant reletionship between problem solving strategy and personal strain; the greater problem solving skills the smaller the dimension of personan strain.

Keywords

Children with Special Needs, Coping, Family Effect

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