Association between Stress Scores with Demographic Variables in Mothers of Children Attending Normal School and Special School

The present study was undertaken to observe the association between stress scores with demographic variables in mothers of children attending normal school and special school. The present study was a cross-sectional (comparative) study. 120 mothers were taken for the study, out of which 60 were mother of intellectually disabled children diagnosed with ID based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM5) criteria and 60 was mother of normal children. Stress inventory was used to determine the stress scores. The present study results showed that younger’s are having less stress than others. It was confirmed using Chi square test. More income of mother of children attending Special school is having less stress than others. Further multi center studies are recommended in this area for better understanding of the association.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

• Publication date

  2020-06-26

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  DOI 10.37506/ijphrd.v11i6.9786
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