The effect of problem-based coping strategies on mothers` stress with learning disabilities children (LD).

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

Hossein  Ebrahimi Moghadam ¹ (Faculty member, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.)
Leila  arab Yarmohammadi ² (M.A.Clinical Psychology، Islamic Azad University، Science and Research)
Maryam  Zadbagher seighalani ³ (Young researchers and Elite club، karaj branch، Islamic azad university، Karaj، Iran.)
Mohammad  Arab Ameri ⁴ (Educational psycology, Islamic Azad University, Babol Branche, Iran.)

Received: 2016-06-02 Accepted : 2016-09-17 Published : 2016-11-21

Keywords: Mothers, Coping skills stress, coping strategies stress, learning disabilities,

Abstract :

The  purpose  of  this study was to determine the efficacy and coping  skills training to improve stress problem -  based coping strategies in  all  of  mothers  with  children who are learning – disabled . This  study is  quasi  -  experimental  (pre – test – post -  test with control  group) . The  population  includes  mothers  with  learning  disabilities  children   in  Shahrood  city  in   primary  school ,  in the 2013 – 2014  that  they reffered  to learning  -  disabled center  in shahrood  city  . Sample  size  of  30 randomly selected  mothers  in  the  two  groups  ( in each group 15 mothers ) .  experimental  group    participated  in eight sessions , Finally , after  3  weeks , both groups were  assessed  with  Lazarus stress  and  coping  strategies  efficacy and they answere  to  coping  skills training  questionnaire .   Data were  analyzed  with  Spss  20 software for as  descriptive statistics , t - tests and  covariate  analysis ( ANCOVA ).  The  results showed  that  the  problem  -  based  coping skills training  ,  improved  the  stress coping strategies of mothers  with learning disabled children . The findings shows  that  it  can  improve problem-based  coping  skills with  training program  for mothers  with  learning  disabilities  and  other problems can  be    used.