Exploring Feelings of Worry and Sources of Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic among Parents of Children with Disability: A Sample from Arab Countries

Autor/inn/en	Abdelfattah, Faisal; Rababah, Ahmad; Alqaryouti, Ibrahim; Alsartawi, Zaidan; Khlaifat, Dareen; Awamleh, Abdullah
Titel	Exploring Feelings of Worry and Sources of Stress during COVID-19 Pandemic among Parents of Children with Disability: A Sample from Arab Countries
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 216 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Abdelfattah, Faisal)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Stress Variables; Parent Attitudes; Children; Disabilities; Access to Health Care; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Access to Education; Special Education; Special Schools; Stress Management; Fear; Foreign Countries; Saudi Arabia; Oman; United Arab Emirates; Jordan; Kuwait; Bahrain; Qatar; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Child; Kind; Kinder; Handicap; Behinderung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Special school; Sonderschule; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Furcht; Ausland; Saudi-Arabien; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate; Katar; Palästina
Abstract	The study sought to explore feelings of worry and sources of stress-affected parents of children with disabilities, as well as describing the negative feelings and how resources helped them overcome stress due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Furthermore, we sought to assess the level of general satisfaction with the services they have obtained remotely. Methodology: A sample of 623 parents of children with disabilities filled out an electronic self-report questionnaire during the period June 4th to June 20th, 2020. Results: The parents reported a high level of worry regarding the possibility of their child getting infected. Parents continue to worry about losing their child's care and treatment. Parents who hold a bachelor's degree feel the sources of stress at a higher level compared to parents with lower than high school education. A proportion of 59% of parents reported not receiving services from special education centers during the pandemic, and 41% of parents were satisfied with the services provided by the center of special education. Parents with a bachelor's degree or higher were less satisfied with the center's services. Parents with a higher qualification than secondary school use several sources to overcome the pressure associated with educating a child with a disability. Conclusion: Mental health fears were associated with pandemic restrictions. The study recommends special education centers implement strategies that support parents with special education children. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01