نشریه انجمن علمی روانشناسی ایران

نویسندگان

دانشگاه خوارزمی

چکیده

وجود کودکان مبتلا به ناتوانی یادگیری اغلب نظام خانواده را تحت تأثیر قرار می‌دهد و تغییرات مهمی در زندگی خانواده‌ها و به‌ویژه نزد مادران ایجاد می‌کند. بررسی تجارب و اثرات ناتوانی یادگیری بر زندگی از زاویه دید والدین کودکان مبتلا به ناتوانی یادگیری به‌ویژه مادران این کودکان دارای اهمیت است. بر همین اساس، هدف این پژوهش دستیابی به تجربه مادران در زندگی با فرزند مبتلا به ناتوانی یادگیری بود. این پژوهش کیفی با استفاده از روش پدیدارشناسی و با نمونه‌گیری هدفمند اجرا شد. 10 مادر دارای فرزند مبتلا به ناتوانی یادگیری بر اساس معیارهای ورود به پژوهش انتخاب شدند. داده‌ها به روش مصاحبه‌های نیمه ساختاریافته جمع‌آوری شد و داده‌های مصاحبه‌ها به روش کلایزی تحلیل شدند. یافته‌ها سه مضمون اصلی احساسات ناخوشایند تجربه‌شده مادر (الف. احساس بی‌ارزشی، شرم و گناه، ب. احساس افسردگی، ج. پرخاشگری و عصبانیت، د. احساس ناامیدی و تنهایی)، نگرانی‌های اجتماعی و تحصیلی (الف. ضعف در بعضی درس‌ها، ب. پنهان‌کاری و ارتباط اجتماعی کم، ج. دلهره فرزندآوری)، تنش و تعارض خانوادگی (الف. درگیری و تعارض با همسر، ب. درگیری و تعارض در تعامل با کودک) را نشان دادند. این یافته‌ها می‌تواند اطلاعات لازم را در خصوص منابع حمایتی و اتخاذ راهبردهای حمایتی و درمانی برای مادران فرزند مبتلا به ناتوانی یادگیری جهت تأمین سلامت روان و بهبود زندگی آنها فراهم نماید.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Phenomenology of the experiences of mothers of children with learning disabilities

نویسندگان [English]

  • Hossein Matin
  • Sedigheh Ahmadi
  • Marzieh Jalali

چکیده [English]

The presence of children with learning disabilities often affects family system and creates significant changes in the lives of family members, especially mothers. It is important to examine such experiences and their effects from the view of parents, especially mothers. Accordingly, this study was aimed at investigating the experiences of mothers of children with learning disabilities. This qualitative research was carried out using a phenomenological method with purposeful sampling. According to the study criteria, 10 mothers with children affected by learning disabilities were selected. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed by Colaizzi method. The findings revealed three main common concerns of these mothers: unpleasant emotional experiences: a) feeling of worthlessness, shame and guilt, b) feeling of depression, c) aggression and anger, d) feeling hopeless and lonely; social and educational concerns: a) weakness in some lessons, b) secrecy and lack of social connection, c) fear of having a baby; family tension and conflict: a) conflict with spouse, b) conflict with child interaction. These findings can provide information regarding supportive resources and therapeutic strategies for mothers of children with learning disabilities to improve their mental health and lives.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • learning disabilities
  • Phenomenology of Mothers' Experiences
  • Qualitative Research
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