Parents of Boys with Physical Disabilities: Their Level of Anxiety and Contentment with Life
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https://doi.org/10.55737/rl.2025.44135Keywords:
Anxiety, Life Satisfaction, Father and Mother of Physically Handicapped BoysAbstract
When parents learn they are pregnant, they typically envision a healthy, fully grown child with a promising future. However, all the joy and satisfaction of having a kid turns into despair and sorrow when the parents are informed later in the pregnancy that the child is abnormal. The birth of a child with physical and mental disabilities is extremely difficult and interferes with the family's regular activities. Boys who are physically disabled from birth or due to a family injury face significant obstacles for their parents and siblings. The primary goal of the study was to examine the connection between life satisfaction and anxiety among parents of boys with physical disabilities. Sixty parents of male children with physical disabilities from the Nishtar Hospital in Multan made up the sample. Data was gathered using the snowball sampling approach. Mothers and dads of children with physical disabilities were also compared. Study factors are measured using the Anxiety and Satisfaction with Life Scale. The results of the study show that anxiety and life satisfaction are significantly correlated negatively. Furthermore, among parents of boys with physical disabilities, there is a notable gender difference in worry and life satisfaction.
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