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Sources of perceived social support on resilience amongst parents raising children with special needs in Ghana.
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- Perceived community support, parenting self-efficacy, and family resilience in special needs parenting: a SEM approach.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Hidden Shields: How Parental Resilience and Social Intelligence Shape Behavioral Profiles in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- Affiliate Stigma, Perceived Social Support and Parenting Stress Among Parents of Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Changing Directions and Expanding Horizons: Moving towards More Inclusive Healthcare for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Broadening the scope of social support, coping skills and resilience among caretakers of children with disabilities in Uganda: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The Mediating Role of Loneliness Between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Rural Adolescents During COVID-19 Outbreak: A Comparative Study Between Left-Behind and Non-left-behind Students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile parenting a child with special needs is burdensome, some parents do overcome through protective resources. Social support has been widely linked to this unique ability to overcome the challenges of raising a child with special needs. In spite of this, there is still paucity of research about the influence of the sources of perceived social support on this ability, known as resilience.
aimThis study examined three sources of perceived social support-family, friends and significant other-on the resilience of Ghanaian parents raising children with special needs while adjusting for covariates (parental gender, marital status and educational level).
methodsOne hundred and seven (107) biological parents were recruited from special schools and parents support groups in Accra, Ghana. They completed paper-and-pencil or online questionnaires on resilience and perceived social support.
resultsOutput from hierarchical multiple regression after adjusting for covariates showed that only support from significant others predicted resilience. Additionally, being married was positively and holding a higher education was inversely associated with resilience. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION: These findings indicate the importance of support from significant others in the resiliency of parents but underscore the need to fully integrate and emphasize support from the other sources in resilience enhancing interventions.
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