Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the ability of mental health and various variables in predicting post-traumatic growth among parents of children with disabilities in Jordan. To achieve the aims of the study, the two researchers administered a mental health scale and a post-traumatic growth scale. The sample of the study consisted of 309 parents of children with disabilities in Irbid. The findings showed that there was an average level of both mental health and post-traumatic growth. The results indicated that the introduction of autism spectrum and parental gender increased the explained variance. Together, the three variables accounted for 34.8% of the variance in post-traumatic growth, with a statistically significant F-value at the level of α = 0.05. Mental health alone explained 28.2% of the variance in post-traumatic growth, while the autism spectrum variable contributed an additional 3.5% and the parental gender variable added 3.0%. Physical disability, mental disability, sensory disability, duration of diagnosis, educational level, and the number of disabled children in the family did not contribute to the prediction of post-traumatic growth.
Recommended Citation
Al-Sulaiti, Rawan and bani Mustafa, Manar
(2022)
"The Ability of Mental Health and Selected Variables in Predicting Post-Traumatic Growth among Parents of Children with Disabilities,"
Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series: Vol. 31:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jjoas-h/vol31/iss1/3