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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

parental perceptions, religiosity, depression, children with disabilities, diabetes

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Nursing

Abstract

Parents raising children with disabilities (CWD) experience a number of situations and stresses parents not raising a CWD experience. How families adapt to the situation of raising a CWD may be related to a number of variables including the parent’s religiosity and the depression level of the parents. Clearly, religion serves as an important resource to families; however, it may also act as a resource for families who are raising a CWD. In fact, qualitative and empirical studies alike show religious practices and spiritual beliefs predict relational outcomes (Richards & Bergin, 1997). There is minimal literature examining differences in religiosity according to parent gender and according to the type of disability the child has. Also, data suggest mothers raising a CWD tend to have more depression than families raising typically developing children. However, there is minimal data related to differences in depression according to parent gender and according to the type of disability the child has. This indicates a need for further assessment of parental depression in these families. Therefore the purpose of this quantitative study is to examine parental perceptions of religiosity and depression in families raising a child with disabilities to determine 1) If there are differences in these variables according to parent gender and type of disability, and 2) If there is a relationship between the variables.

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