A study on the level of stress in mothers of female childern with intellectual disability and its implications for academic performance
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2023
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UMT Lahore
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The main purpose of the study was to investigate the stress level in mothers of female students with intellectual disability and its implications for academic performance. In this quantitative examination, a sample of 100 mothers of students with intellectual disabilities were selected by purposive sampling technique from the district of Lahore. Data was collected using a standardized scale, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS). For the purpose of the study researcher was only selected stress items. The reliability coefficients of stress scale were 0.838. The collected quantitative data were analysed using SPSS. The study's findings revealed that 80% of mothers of female children with intellectual disability exhibited a moderate to severe level of stress, while the remaining 20% experienced normal to mild level of stress. Children level of disability effects the stress of mothers. Children with mild level of disability their mothers’ level of stress was 6 %. As compared to others, children with moderate level of disability their mothers’ level of stress were 24% and severe disability their mothers’ level of stress were 4%. Chi-square test for independence revealed that there is a significant association between the stress level of mothers and the academic performance of children. Particularly, mothers with more stress had daughters with worse academic performance. Future study will examine coping techniques and other stresses that cause mother stress to create ways to reduce it.