A Study on Depression, Anxiety and Stress among the Parents Of Differently Able Children

Abstract

The interplay between heredity and environment has created this beautiful world which abounds in human diversity. The quality of a child’s relationships within the family matters much more than factors such as family size, the number and gender of parents, biology, whether a family is blended or extended, culture, language or religion. The relationships they have from birth help children feel secure, to believe they will be kept safe, and to trust in others and in the world - even when problems arise. Families are the biggest influence on a child’s mental health and wellbeing. All children need love, encouragement, and support and especially the differently able children when the parent have a differentially able children in their home they fell depressed, anxious and stress. This study like bring out the highlights in these areas. The standard scale was used to assess the depression, anxiety and stress (DASS 42) Lovibond and lovidond (1995) and researcher intended to study the level of depression, anxiety and stress which is experienced by 86 parents of children with differently abled children and the findings reveals that among Depression, Anxiety and stress, the number of parents experiencing anxiety is found to be high, which may be because the parents tend to be worried more about their children’s future. As their children grow and even the parents getting old, the parents tend to be more anxious because they are affected with a fear that what would happen after their absence owing to death or inability to care for their wards.
DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.150210