Investigating resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of school-age children who stutter
Özlem Yaşar; Meryem Vural-Batık; Şevket Özdemir.
Abstract
Purpose: The attitude of mothers of children who stutter is believed to be crucial in the management of therapy process. Therefore, this study aimed at the description of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of children with stuttering, as well as at the exploration of the relationship between them. Methods: The study sample consisted of 33 mothers of children with stuttering aged 6-12 years. The data were gathered using the following instruments: Mother Resilience Scale, Revised Parental Social Support Scale, State-trait Anxiety Inventory, Stuttering Severity Instrument-4, and a personal information form. Results: Resilience of mothers of children who stutter was high, whereas perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of the participants were lower. Mother’s increased level of perceived social support resulted in increased resilience level and decreased trait anxiety level. The trait anxiety levels of mothers with a college degree were significantly lower than those of mothers with other education levels. No statistically significant correlation was observed between stuttering severity and the levels of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety. Conclusion: Although mothers of stuttering children present the required skills to cope with the situation, it is believed that they need more socialsupport. Consequently, offering professionalsupport to mothers in the course ofstuttering management and referring them to appropriate intervention programs are emphasized
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Submitted date:
10/04/2019
Accepted date:
03/07/2019
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