Mental health, emotional intelligence and social support among mothers of children with mild intellectual disability

This correlation research compared the levels of mental health among Iranian and Malaysian mothers of children with mild intellectual disability, and role of emotional intelligence and social support on their mental health. The research is based on the purposive sampling technique which involved 227...

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Main Author:	Entezar, Roya Koochak
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37910/5/RoyaKoochakEntezarPFP2013.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.379102017-07-05T04:38:24Z Mental health, emotional intelligence and social support among mothers of children with mild intellectual disability 2013-07 Entezar, Roya Koochak LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology This correlation research compared the levels of mental health among Iranian and Malaysian mothers of children with mild intellectual disability, and role of emotional intelligence and social support on their mental health. The research is based on the purposive sampling technique which involved 227 respondents from Tehran, Iran and 236 respondents from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS version 16.0) and Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS version 16.0). T-test was used to compare the values of the means of the Iranian and Malaysian samples while Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyse the good fit of the model in studying the relationships among the variables. The findings showed that Malaysian mothers have better mental health but Iranian mothers have higher emotional intelligence. There was no significant difference in social support between Iranian and Malaysian mothers but emotional intelligence and social support were significant predictors of mental health for both groups of mothers. Examinations using modification index for measuring the structural fit of Iranian and Malaysian models respectively indicated that the values fulfilled the required minimum threshold values of cmin/df=2.268, CFI= .96, RMSEA= .068 and cmin/df=2.761, CFI= .92 and RMSEA= .087. These results indicated that the model has factorial invariance across samples. Thus, they confirmed the validity (factorial validity) of the hypothesized models. It is recommended that health planners and practitioners pay more attention to developing programs and services that enhance the level of emotional intelligence and social support. To address this, schools should provide training programs as continuing education courses for all teachers, school counselors and administrators, particularly, in schools which provide special education for students with disabilities. 2013-07 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37910/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37910/5/RoyaKoochakEntezarPFP2013.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Education Faculty of Education
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spellingShingle	LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology Entezar, Roya Koochak Mental health, emotional intelligence and social support among mothers of children with mild intellectual disability
description	This correlation research compared the levels of mental health among Iranian and Malaysian mothers of children with mild intellectual disability, and role of emotional intelligence and social support on their mental health. The research is based on the purposive sampling technique which involved 227 respondents from Tehran, Iran and 236 respondents from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS version 16.0) and Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS version 16.0). T-test was used to compare the values of the means of the Iranian and Malaysian samples while Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyse the good fit of the model in studying the relationships among the variables. The findings showed that Malaysian mothers have better mental health but Iranian mothers have higher emotional intelligence. There was no significant difference in social support between Iranian and Malaysian mothers but emotional intelligence and social support were significant predictors of mental health for both groups of mothers. Examinations using modification index for measuring the structural fit of Iranian and Malaysian models respectively indicated that the values fulfilled the required minimum threshold values of cmin/df=2.268, CFI= .96, RMSEA= .068 and cmin/df=2.761, CFI= .92 and RMSEA= .087. These results indicated that the model has factorial invariance across samples. Thus, they confirmed the validity (factorial validity) of the hypothesized models. It is recommended that health planners and practitioners pay more attention to developing programs and services that enhance the level of emotional intelligence and social support. To address this, schools should provide training programs as continuing education courses for all teachers, school counselors and administrators, particularly, in schools which provide special education for students with disabilities.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Entezar, Roya Koochak
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title	Mental health, emotional intelligence and social support among mothers of children with mild intellectual disability
title_short	Mental health, emotional intelligence and social support among mothers of children with mild intellectual disability
title_full	Mental health, emotional intelligence and social support among mothers of children with mild intellectual disability
title_fullStr	Mental health, emotional intelligence and social support among mothers of children with mild intellectual disability
title_full_unstemmed	Mental health, emotional intelligence and social support among mothers of children with mild intellectual disability
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Education
granting_department	Faculty of Education
publishDate	2013
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37910/5/RoyaKoochakEntezarPFP2013.pdf
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