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Parenting Stress and Need Assessment of Families with Disabled Children across Himachal Himalaya

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  • Randhir S. Ranta
  • Vijay Kumar Sharma
  • Pankaj Gupta
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The study pertains to the parenting stress, which is believed to be the resultant of child disability and further assesses the needs of the families across selected pockets of Himachal Himalaya. Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) and Need Assessment Scale were used for the purpose. For assessing the stress level among the parents, PQS was administered among two hundred parents having disabled children, herein called experimental group and two hundred parents with normal children, herein called control group. A three point Need assessment scale was used to measure the needs of 200 families on five different parameters. The result of t-test shows the significant difference between experimental and control groups indicating that the parents of disabled children experience more stress than their control counterpart. The study indicates that people need proper guidance and information regarding a child¡¯s disability, nutritional requirements of a child, vocational training and child management. There is a need for proper counselling for parents suffering from stress and creating consciousness among parents of children with disabilities and in the society.

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  • Randhir S. Ranta & Vijay Kumar Sharma & Pankaj Gupta, 2015. "Parenting Stress and Need Assessment of Families with Disabled Children across Himachal Himalaya," International Journal of Social Science Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 3(2), pages 38-55, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:ijssr8:v:3:y:2015:i:2:p:38-55
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