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The Relationship between Posttraumatic Growth and Life Satisfaction in Women with Special Needs Children

Özel Gereksinimli Çocuğa Sahip Kadınlarda Travma Sonrası Büyüme ve Yaşam Doyumu Arasındaki İlişki

Fatma Keskin(KAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-5790-1705
Yurdagül Yağmur(INONU UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-7798-6515
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2024-04-30
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It was found that the state of receiving support in the care of a disabled child had a positive effect on posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was conducted to examine the relationship between posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction in women with disabled children.
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This study was conducted to examine the relationship between posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction in women with disabled children. This descriptive study was conducted at İnönü University Foundation Special Education and Rehabilitation Centre affiliated with the Ministry of Education in an eastern province of Turkey between June 2019 and September 2019. No sample was selected in the study and all of the mothers of 53 children attending İnönü University Foundation Special Education and Rehabilitation Centre were reached. It was found that the state of receiving support in the care of a disabled child had a positive effect on posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction. A low positive correlation was found between posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction. It can be seen that unexpected situations like having a disabled child provide growth and affect life satisfaction positively as well as create trauma in individuals.

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Bu araştırma engelli çocuğa sahip kadınlarda travma sonrası büyüme ve yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla yapıldı. Tanımlayıcı türdeki bu araştırma Haziran 2019 - Eylül 2019 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’nin doğu ilinde bulunan Milli Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı İnönü Üniversitesi Vakfı Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi’nde yapıldı. Araştırmada örneklem seçimine gidilmeyerek İnönü Üniversitesi Vakfı Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezin’ de öğrenim gören 53 çocuğun annelerinin tamamına ulaşılmıştır. Engelli çocuğunun bakımında destek alma durumunun travma sonrası büyüme ve yaşam doyumu üzerinde pozitif yönde etkisi olduğu görülmüştür. Travma sonrası büyüme ile yaşam doyumu arasında düşük derece pozitif ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Engelli bir çocuğa sahip olma gibi beklenmeyen durumların bireylerde travma yarattığı kadar büyümede sağladığı ve yaşam doyumlarını olumlu anlamda etkilediği görülmektedir.

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Keskin, F., Yağmur, Y. (2024). The Relationship between Posttraumatic Growth and Life Satisfaction in Women with Special Needs Children. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Volume: 9 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1272730

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