Social support, resilience and life satisfaction in families with special needs children

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2024.11.001

A. Emel Sardohan Yildirim , Özlem Altindağ Kumaş , Tansel Yazicioğlu

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the intricate relationships among resilience, life satisfaction, and perceived social support in Turkish families raising children with special needs, emphasizing the importance of understanding these variables for enhancing family well-being.

Design and methods

The study involved a sample of 317 parents of children with special needs. Pearson's correlation analysis was conducted due to the normal distribution of scale scores. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to explore the mediating effects of social support on the relationship between resilience and life satisfaction, with analyses performed using Jamovi 2.3.28.

Results

The findings revealed a positive correlation between life satisfaction and resilience among these families and a strong association between perceived social support and life satisfaction.

Conclusions

These results provide valuable insights into the development of support programs aimed at improving family resilience and life satisfaction.

Practical implications

The involvement of pediatric nursing is crucial in implementing and designing these support programs to effectively address the unique challenges faced by families raising children with special needs.

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有特殊需要儿童家庭的社会支持、复原力和生活满意度。

目的：本研究旨在调查养育有特殊需要儿童的土耳其家庭的抗逆力、生活满意度和感知到的社会支持之间的复杂关系，强调了解这些变量对提高家庭福祉的重要性：研究涉及 317 位有特殊需要儿童的家长。由于量表得分呈正态分布，因此进行了皮尔逊相关分析。采用结构方程模型（SEM）探讨社会支持对复原力和生活满意度之间关系的中介效应，分析使用 Jamovi 2.3.28：研究结果表明，这些家庭的生活满意度和复原力之间存在正相关，感知到的社会支持与生活满意度之间存在密切联系：这些结果为制定旨在提高家庭复原力和生活满意度的支持计划提供了宝贵的见解：在实施和设计这些支持计划时，儿科护理人员的参与至关重要，这样才能有效应对抚养有特殊需求儿童的家庭所面临的独特挑战。

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来源期刊

Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families NURSING-PEDIATRICS

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

8.30%

发文量

291

审稿时长

65 days

期刊介绍： Official Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS) The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families (JPN) is interested in publishing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, theory, and research papers on a variety of topics from US and international authors. JPN is the official journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society. Cecily L. Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN is the Founder and Editor in Chief. Journal content covers the life span from birth to adolescence. Submissions should be pertinent to the nursing care needs of healthy and ill infants, children, and adolescents, addressing their biopsychosocial needs. JPN also features the following regular columns for which authors may submit brief papers: Hot Topics and Technology.