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Vulnerability to Emotional Problems among the Parents of the Children with life-threatening Illness and Developmental Disabilities
Abstract
The current study is related to about the emotional problems of the parents whose children have life threatening disease and developmental disabilities in Pakistan. The sample included 100 parents as research participants (N=100), 50 were parents (n=50) of the children with life-threatening illnesses in which 25 were male parents and 25 were female parents. Similarly 50 parents (n=50) of the children with developmental disabilities were taken in which 25 were male parents and other 25 were female parents. The participants were selected from both government hospitals and private clinics and from the institution for the children with special needs. T test has been used for the statistical analysis. The results have shown the significance difference in the levels of emotional problems among parents of children who have life-threatening illnesses and developmental disabilities. On the basis of current results, it is recommended that in future studies gender difference may also be compared.
Authors
Muhammad Luqman Khan
Ph. D Scholar, Islamic International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Arooj Sarfraz
Research Scholar, COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Rabia Afzal
Lecturer, Comwave Institute of Sciences and Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
