Since the presence of an exceptional child imposes many irreversible negative effects on the mental health of the family , and deeply influences the communication methods between family members , implementing some coping strategies for stressful situations is essential . These strategies are , in fact , coping skills which include emotion – focused and problem –focused methods.This study is conducted to evaluate stress levels and coping strategies in parents of exceptional ( mentally retarded , blind and deaf ) and normal children .The method used in this study is of descriptive- surveying type which was implemented among parents of exceptional ( mentally retarded , blind and deaf ) and normal children , enrolled as students of elementary schools in Zahedan . The samples were randomly chosen from parents of 110 normal , 55 mentally retarded , 40 deaf and 21 blind children . Two questionnaires on stress origins and coping strategies by Lazarus and Folkman were applied as the methods of research . Analysis of data was carried out by spss soft ware , especially using its descriptive and inferential statistics . The mean stress score in parents of exceptional children is significantly higher than parents of normal children . The parents of normal and exceptional children use stress coping strategies to the same extent
کلید واژگان :stress , coping strategies , parents of exceptional children , parents of normal children
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