Self-Efficacy of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Ordinary.

Abdul Mohsen Al-Sahli, Nourah

doi:10.21608/jsre.2019.69844

Self-Efficacy of Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Ordinary.

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Nourah Abdul Mohsen Al-Sahli

10.21608/jsre.2019.69844

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of the current research is to identify the level of parental self-efficacy as recognized by the mothers of children with intellectual disabilities, and to identify the differences between the mothers of children with intellectual disabilities and the normal in parental self-efficacy. The final research sample consisted of 80 mothers (34 of them had children with intellectual disabilities in the primary school, 36 had normal children in primary school). The mothers ranged in age from 20 to 38 years. All mothers had male or female children, It was used the parental self-efficacy scale by Boothroyd by (1997), The results of the study found that the level of self-efficacy of parents is lower than the average among mothers of children with intellectual disabilities for the sub-measures and the total score of the measure of parental self-efficacy, The results of the study also found statistically significant differences in parental self-efficacy between mothers of children with intellectual disabilities and mothers of ordinary children in favor of mothers of ordinary children; that is, mothers of ordinary children are more parental self-efficacy than mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. The researcher concluded with a set of recommendations, which are summarized as follows: (1) the interest in examining the self-efficacy of parents for mothers because of it had role in the development of the child and his development and efficiency. (2) To improve and improve the self-efficacy of mothers of children with special needs because of their role in addressing the problems of their children. (3) To educate and train mothers through seminars and workshops on the impact of good mother's beliefs on improving their children's performance and success.

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