مجلة العلوم النفسية والتربوية

Psychological Stress Levels Among Mothers Of Children With Cerebral Palsy And Their Coping Strategies: A Study On A Sample Of Mothers Of Children With Cerebral Palsy In Oum El Bouaghi Province

Auteurs : Lamri Rahma Tayssir . Said Gomaa Abdelrasheed Nasser .

Résumé

The current study aimed to explore the level of psychological stress among mothers of children with cerebral palsy and to examine the statistically significant differences in the level of psychological stress that can be attributed to the child's gender, the mother's age, and the type of cerebral palsy the child has. It also seeks to identify the most frequently used coping strategy by the mothers of children with cerebral palsy. The researchers used the Psychological Stress Scale (Al-Sartawi & Al-Shakhs, 1998) adopted by Sabah (2016) and the Coping Strategies Scale (Folkman & Lazarus, 1980). The sample of the study consists of a purposive sample of 52 mothers of children with cerebral palsy in Oum El Bouaghi province. Their age ranged from 26 years and 11 months to 53 years and 11 months with average age of 39.76 and Standard Deviation of 7.98. The results of the study indicated that there was moderate level of psychological stress among mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Moreover, the results indicate that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of psychological stress among mothers of children with cerebral palsy that can be attributed to the type of cerebral palsy, the mother's age and the child's gender. Lastly, the results clarify that the problem-solving strategy is the most used coping strategy by mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Keywords: Psychological stress, Coping strategies, Cerebral palsy, Handicap, Motherhood

Mots clés

Psychological stress. ; Coping strategies ; Cerebral palsy ; Handicap ; Motherhood ; الأمومة ; الشلل الدماغي ; الإعاقة ; إستراتيجيات المواجهة ; الضغوط النفسية