The present study is aimed to study
the relation between coping strategies,
thought control strategies with mental
health of parents having mental retarded
children and those having normal
children. Research methodology is
correlative and 180 parents of normal
children and 180 parents of mental
retarded children were selected randomly
as the sample. In order to collect data,
Lazarous’s questionnaire of coping
strategies, Lezodavis’s questionnaire of
thought control strategies and general
health questionnaire were used. T
independent test, Pearson correlation
coeffi cient and regression test have been
used for data analysis. Results showed
that there is a negative signifi cant relation
between thought control strategies and
mental health of parents having mental
retarded children and there is a direct
relation between coping strategies and
mental health. Results also showed
that there is a signifi cant difference in
using coping strategies between parents
having mental retarded children and
those having normal children. They
also showed that parents having mental
retarded children are less mentally
healthy compared those having normal
children.
