Identifying The Relationships Between Self-Efficacies, Resilience Levels, And Stress Levels of Mothers of Children with Special Needs

Abstract

This study analysed the relationship between self-efficacies, resilience levels, and stress levels of mothers of children with special needs and the factors that have an impact on these issues. Within the scope of this study, 150 mothers of children with developmental difficulties in Ankara were analyzed. The analysis showed significant relationships between self-efficacy total factor score and resilience total factor, resilience factor 1 (fighting spirit), resilience factor 2 (self-efficacy), and resilience factor 3 (joy for life) and between the stress total factor scores and all stress scores. No significant correlation was found among all factor scores between self-efficacy and stress. According to the result of the analysis, there are significant differences between a mother’s educational level and self-efficacy, income level and self-efficacy, stress and resilience.

Keywords

• Yılmazlık
• öz-yetkinlik
• stres
• özel gereksinimi olan çocuklar
• anneler