Abstract
The present study compared resilience, perceived social support and locus
of control among mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) and normal children. Comparative research design was used.
Through purposive sampling, data were collected from 200 mothers,
having ASD (n=100) and normal (n=100) children. Children’s age ranged
between 3-12 years (M=6.6; SD=2.4), 78% of the children were first born
males. Participants were assessed through Resilience scale (Wagnild &
Young, 1993), The multidimensional scale of perceived social support
(Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet, & Farley, 1988), Locus of control scale (Rotter,
1966) and Demographic information sheet. The results showed significant
differences in resilience and locus of control in mothers of children with
ASD and normal children. However, resilience and perceived social
support showed non-significant difference in both groups. Results also
showed significant relationship was found between resilience and social
support in both groups. These findings have clear implications for
intervention for mothers of Children with ASD especially through
cognitive behavioural management. Future studies need to focus on
parental counselling especially regarding the future plans of the child in
the long term.
Masha Asad Khan, Samar Ashraf, Rabeea Kamran. (2017) RESILIENCE, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND LOCUS OF CONTROL IN MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM VS THOSE HAVING NORMAL CHILDREN, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Volume 8 No.1, Volume 8.
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