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ArticleBMC psychology2025

Children with intellectual disability: fathers' self-reported involvement in rehabilitation in the United Arab Emirates.

Ahmed Mohamed, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Shamsa Almarzooqi, Rana Ramadan, Ebenezer Mensah Gyimah

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Article in BMC psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Ahmed MohamedDepartment of Special and Gifted Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE. ahamdan@uaeu.ac.ae.
Maxwell Peprah OpokuDepartment of Special and Gifted Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Shamsa AlmarzooqiZayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Rana RamadanDepartment of Special and Gifted Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Ebenezer Mensah GyimahCentre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Department of Health Promotion and Disability, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Funding

Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) ECA2022/102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommunity-based rehabilitation has been advocated as an effective way to promote the participation of children with disabilities, such as those with intellectual disabilities (ID), in services located within their communities. While children with ID have reduced cognitive, social and physical abilities, the extent of involvement of fathers in their parenting is unresearched in countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

objectiveThe current study presents an exploration of the involvement of fathers of children with ID in their upbringing.

methodA total of 152 fathers of children with ID completed a questionnaire known as Fathers' Involvement in Development and Rehabilitation Scale which is made up of three sub-scales: attitudes, support and participation in training. SPSS was used for the computation of means, correlations, linear regressions and moderation analyses.

resultsFathers rated themselves positively on each of the tenets of involvement, which also correlated positively with each other. The country of origin of fathers and the level of needs of children impacted or moderated the relationship between the tenets of involvement.

conclusionThe study findings have implication for policy with a recommendation for tailored training programmes for fathers based on their unique characteristics or situations in the UAE.

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Children with DisabilitiesFathersIntellectual DisabilityParentingAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited Arab EmiratesDisabilityFathersIntellectual disabilityInvolvementUnited Arab Emirates

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