International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 10 Issue 2
Available Online: 15 August 2024
Author/s:
Du, Fang
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines
Wannan Medical College, Anhui, China, 241000
Abstract:
The study investigated the psychological status quo of parents of Children with special needs in terms of their self-esteem, parenting stress and parenting burnout as well as the differences and influencing factors of various psychological symptoms. Specifically, it described the respondent’s sex, age, education level, the type and extent of their children’s diseases, as well as family composition and income level; determined the respondent’s self-esteem, parenting stress and parenting burnout; tested whether variables are different when grouped according to their profile; established the correlation among the study variables; and proposed improvement plans based on the research results. In this study, 305 parents of children with special needs in Anhui Province, China were surveyed anonymously. The responses from the questionnaires were input and analyzed to understand the psychological status of parents of children with special needs and analyze its influencing factors. The results show that most parents of children with special needs have low self-esteem, high parenting pressure and parenting burnout, and the situation is not optimistic, and there is a close relationship with the parents’ own education level and work situation, family structure and income, and the disease and degree of children. Therefore, the government, communities, schools and families should attach great importance to the mental health problems of this special population, strengthen policy support and publicity, provide more medical resources and psychological counseling, create an inclusive and integrated social environment and family environment, and improve the quality of life and happiness of children with special needs and their families.
Keywords: parents of special needs children, self-esteem, parenting stress, parenting burnout
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsp.2024.026
Cite this article:
Du, F. (2024). Self-esteem, parenting stress, and burnout among parents of children with special needs. International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology, 10(2), 205-217. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsp.2024.026