Effective parenting is vital for a child’s intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development. Psychological wellbeing of parent with Down syndrome children has a major influence on of a child’s development regardless of the child’s intellectual functioning.
Aim of the study: This study aims to assess the levels of parents stress, psychological well-being, and coping strategies among parents with Down syndrome children, and investigate the relationship between parents stress, psychological well-being, and coping strategies among parents with Down syndrome children.
Research design: A descriptive correlational design was utilized to fulfill the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted at genetic outpatient in specific children hospital in Benha City, Kaluobia Governorate, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Health. Sample: Purposive sampling of 50 parents with Down syndrome children was recruited..
Tools: Tools (1):- Structured Interviewing Questionnaire Sheet. Tools (2):- Parental Stress Scale. Tools (3):- Brief Cope Inventory, and Tools (4):-Ryff’sPsychological well-being scale.
Results: The result concluded that nearly to half of the studied parents had high level of stress, while more than one third of them had moderate level of stress, more than half of the studied parents had low level of their coping strategies, two thirds had low level of psychological wellbeing, and there is no statistically significant correlation between parental stress, psychological wellbeing, and coping strategies among parents with Down syndrome children. Conclusion: Nearly to half of the studied parents had high level of stress, while more than one third of them had moderate level of stress, more than half of the studied parents had low level of their coping strategies, two thirds had low level of psychological wellbeing.
Recommendations: The study suggested, psycho-educational training program focused on reducing parental stress and training mothers to parent under stress, and family psychological counseling to improve psychological wellbeing and necessity of training in effective coping strategies |
