Stressors, coping strategies and sources of support of single mothers of children with mental retardation: Bases for a proposed stress management program

Tzu-An Li

Date of Publication

2005

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education Major in Special Education

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Lilia S. Bautista

Defense Panel Chair

Flordeliza C. Reyes

Defense Panel Member

Perlita M. Jamoralin
Myrna R. Gigantone

Abstract/Summary

This study dealt with the development of a stress management program based on the coping experience of single mothers having a child with mental retardation. This research looked into their stressors, coping strategies and sources of support. The present investigation used the descriptive research using a researcher-developed questionnaire. The data were analyzed relative to the profile of the single mothers, profile of the child with mental retardation, stress, sources of support and coping strategies. The findings were used as bases for the development of a stress management program. The findings revealed that the stressors of single mothers are under the physical, emotional, social and financial sources, the physical source being the most stressful. Furthermore, coping strategies used may be cognitive and behavioral with behavioral being the most effective in helping them to cope. It was also further discovered that the respondents have different kinds of life experiences. They used various coping mechanisms based on their family characteristics and sources of stress. Based on the findings, the researcher proposed a stress management program for single mothers of mentally retarded children that aims to expand their quality of life by reducing their stress and provide them with coping strategies that will enable them to handle the challenges of raising a child with exceptionalities specifically mental retardation.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG003862

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

vi, 96 leaves ; 30 cm. ; 1 computer disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Keywords

Stress management; Coping behavior; Mental retardation; Single mothers; Support (Domestic relations)

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