Parent adaptation to and parenting satisfaction with children with intellectual disability in the United Arab Emirates

Abstract

Background This research investigated the impact that children with intellectual disability in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have on their families.

Method Sixty-three parents completed three scales related to parent stress, ways of coping, and parenting satisfaction.

Results There were significant relationships between emotional-focused coping and family adaptation and between problem-focused coping and parenting satisfaction. There were no significant relationships between other predictor and outcome measures.

Conclusion This research advances our understanding of family responses to a child with intellectual disability in Arab cultures.

Keywords:

• UAE
• intellectual disability
• parental stress
• family adaptation
• coping strategies
• rearing a child with intellectual disability