Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

Prediction of perceived stress in mothers of mentally retarded children based on external and internal religious orientation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Zeinab Soleimani Kaji 1
Alireza Bakhshayesh 2
Mohammadhossein Fallah Yakhdani 3
1 MA. student in psychology and counseling group, Oloom Tahghighat Yazd Campus, Yazd Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
2 Associate professor of Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
3 Assistant professor of Yazd Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
10.22038/jfmh.2016.8477
Abstract
Introduction:In this study the relationship between perceived stress in mothers of mentally retarded children and the external and internal religious orientation were investigated. 
Materials and Methods: Research method of present study is descriptive from correlation type. Statistic population concluded all mothers of mentally retarded children of Shahrekord. In this research random sampling method was used and sample number was150. Two variables were studied. Two questionnaires of Cohen perceived stress, and Alport religious orientation were used for collecting data. Pearson correlation coefficient and step to step simple and multivariate linear regression analysis were used for data analysis.
Results:The results of present study show that there is a significant correlation between religious orientation index and perceived stress. A positive and significant correlation between perceived stress and religious orientation was observed, but a significant correlation between perceived stress and internal religious orientation was not observed.
Conclusion:This study shows that attention to health of mothers who has mentally retarded children is necessary to better the life condition and reception of these children. Identification of factors creating stress at these parents and social and therapeutic protection and presentation of services to these families and exact planning and special therapeutic solutions and giving awareness to families can decrease mental retardation of children, and can affect on health of mothers who have mentally retarded children. 
Keywords
Children
Mental Retardation
Perceived stress
Religious orientation
Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 18, Special Issue
November and December 2016
Pages 599-606