Nibedita Jena
Director, Dept. of Higher education, Bhubaneshwar, India
Title: Perceived efeectiveness of mother with disabled children
Biography
Biography: Nibedita Jena
Abstract
The study aims at finding the relationship between perceived effectiveness and psychological wellbeing of the mothers
(N=112) having disabled children (autism, ADHD and dyslexia) in and around Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India,
irrespective of cultural backgrounds, to assess how social support fosters their emotional stability. The demographic conditions
like educational level of the mother, per capita income of the families, educational level of the children and the socio-economic
status of the families are taken into consideration in assessing their wellbeing. By using the Multi-Dimensional Scale of
Perceived Social Support ( MSPSS) developed by Zimet and Farley (1988) and general health questionnaire-12, by Goldberg,
(1970), it is found that there is a significant relationship between perceived effectiveness and psychological wellbeing of the
mothers with disabled children (X2=4.44, p<0.05 and t=0.347, p<0.05 ). Hence, it can be concluded that the differential effects
of psychological wellbeing of the mother might be due to their high perceived social support. The study implicates through
counseling and training programme, the perceived social support of the mothers can be developed and improved to foster their
psychological wellbeing.