EnglishCyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.4 Issue.4
Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.22.4.09
RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI
Post Traumatic Growth in Mothers and Fathers of Children with Special Needs
Özel Gereksinime İhtiyacı Olan Çocuklara Sahip Anne Babalarda Travma Sonrası Büyüme
Gülşen Filazoğlu Çokluk1
Abstract:
Having a child who develops differently can be considered as one of the important life crises for the family. Parents are affected by this situation in different ways. In this study, it is focused on examining the post-traumatic growth characteristics of mothers and fathers who have children with special needs after this life crisis.For this purpose, the scales were administered to 670 people, including 308 fathers and 359 mothers, who have children with special needs. In addition, 483 parents, including 197 fathers and 286 mothers, who have children who do not need special needs, were included in the study. Demographic information form consisting of 17 items in order to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the parents; The Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (TSB), developed by Tedeschi and Calhoun and consisting of 21 items, was used to measure post-traumatic growth characteristics. Data analyzes were made using SPSS 22 program. For data analysis; Independent Groups t-test were used. Although the findings were in the 95% confidence interval, they were evaluated considering the 5% significance level. Post-traumatic total scores of parents with special needs were found to be significantly higher than those of parents with no special needs. By enabling families with special needs children to detect and realize the positive growth related to the process they live, programs and family guidance services aiming to increase their psychological resilience can be developed in this way.
Keywords: Children with Special Needs, Parents, Posttraumatic Growth, Special Needs, Trauma
1PhD, İstanbul Gelisim University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Psychology, İstanbul, Turkey, [email protected], Orcid ID: 0000-0002-7431-282X
Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: İstanbul Gelisim University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Psychology, İstanbul, Turkey, E-mail: [email protected]
Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 31.10.2021, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 29.06.2022, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 30.10.2022, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 06.12.2022
Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Çokluk, F. G. (2022). Post traumatic growth in mothers and fathers of children wıth special needs. Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 4(4): 378-386
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