FACTORS AFFECTING THE RESILIENCE OF GRADED AND NON-GRADED PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONALITIES FROM PUERTO PRINCESA PILOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Date

2022

College

College of Human Ecology (CHE)

Abstract

Parents of children with special needs have significant levels of parental stress (Bawalsah, 2016; Bishop, 2012; Mostafa, 2019), hence it is critical for parents to develop resilience. The purpose of this study was to assess the resilience among parents of graded and non-graded children with exceptionalities through different factors such as socioeconomic, parental stress, and coping strategies at Puerto Princesa Pilot Elementary School. The research used descriptive statistics to analyze the results of the study. A total of 32 parents participated in the research. To achieve the objectives of the study, self-administered questionnaires incorporating Socioeconomic Sclae, Parental Stress Scale, Filipino Coping Strategies Scale, and Brief Resilience Scale were given to SPED student’s parents. The parents were found to have low levels of parental stress, a normal degree of resilience, and the greatest coping methods under the Religiosity domain to cope with stress. Parents of children with special needs are not immune to parental stress; however, they may reduce it by developing resilience and employing suitable coping skills for their situation. This study may be utilized as a foundation for programming for the parents of SPED children at Puerto

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

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