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Determinants of mental health among parents of children with disabilities

Author(s) Dr. Deepa Kannur, Ms. Ayushie Chauhan
Country India
Abstract In rural areas of India, approximately 6 percent of persons with some disabilities are in the age group of 0-14 years. Children with disabilities (CwDs) experience long-term intellectual, physical and/or sensory impairment that is significant enough to interfere with or hinder their active and full participation in academic and social interactions as compared to their peers. Among the various types of disabilities reported, the highest disability rate of 1,060 has been recorded from rural areas in the case of persons suffering from visual disability while the category of hearing disability recorded the lowest disability rate of 138 in rural areas. An identical pattern of disability rate was recorded in the urban areas. As Barton & Oliver (1996) maintained, ‘disability is a social phenomenon and needs understanding of social determinants of the experiences of disability’. The emotional stress and social stress that these parents undergo have been reported by various investigators that the parents of mental disability children had low level of sound mental health due to high level of perceived stress (Sone and Jain., 2016). Kumar and Aktar (2001) reported that mothers of children with mental disability had a higher level of anxiety and stress in comparison to the mothers of children with normative development. The objective of the study was to assess the mental health of parents of disabled children and to identify the factors influencing the mental health of parents of children with disability. The quantitative study was conducted through purposive sampling technique to select the participants of the study. 240 parents and 120 disabled children were selected from 6 institutions working for children with disability in Bijapur district of North Karnataka. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to elicit the personal and demographic information parents & children and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) was used to identify determinants of mental health of parents of children with disability.
The data was statistically processed by using SPSS package version 16.0. Mean and standard deviation were calculated for the study variables and t-test were used to know the significant differences between mental health of parents and ꭓ2 -test and r-test were applied to identify the determining factors for mental health of the parents. The results of the study found that the mothers had severe level of stress (67.17%), depression (43.75%) and anxiety (52.13%). Mothers reported significantly high level of mental health problems compared to the fathers (17.14±3.16 > 12.16±1.24). Parents age, education, occupation, number of children and income of the family were significantly associated with mental health of the parents. The study recommended that providing enhanced support services, including counseling and respite care, targeted at mothers who bear a heavier burden of mental health challenges to the parents of children with disability. Education and awareness programs are crucial to reduce stigma and increase community support. Financial assistance initiatives should be implemented to alleviate financial stressors, while policy advocacy is needed to ensure adequate access to healthcare, education, and employment opportunities for families of children with disabilities. Further research is essential to broaden the understanding towards and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions supporting parental well-being.
Keywords Mental health, Determinants, Disability
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On 2025-07-15
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50610
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9s9mb
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