Abstract:
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between religious coping and quality of life of mothers of children with hearing deficiency.Methods: In this study, 55 mothers of children with hearing deficiency referred to Isfahan Cochlear Implant Center, from June to August 2012, were selected through applying census method. The participants answered the questionnaires of Religious Coping and Quality of Life (FS36).Results: Results of correlation analysis indicated that there was a significant negative relationship between negative emotions toward God and the mental dimension of quality of life. Moreover, there was a significant positive relationship between benevolent appraisal and the physical dimension of quality of life. Regression analysis showed that negative emotions could explain 7.2% of variations in the mental dimension of respondents’ quality of life.Discussion: The increase in negative religious coping behaviors (e.g. negative emotions toward God) was associated with reduction of quality of life of mothers of children with hearing deficiency.
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Keywords: Religious Coping, Quality of Life, Mothers of Children with Hearing Deficiency Submitted: 12 August 2015 Accepted: 3 September 2015 Introduction The birth and presence of an exceptional child in a family can be considered as an undesirable challenging event that is possibly associated with stress, frustration, sadness and despair (1) and reduces mental health and increases stress in the family subsystems (2).
Norhayaty’s study, carried out on 274 patients, indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between social support and religious coping strategies with both physical and mental aspects quality of life (26).
With regard to the above- mentioned literature, the present study aims to investigate the effect of religious coping on quality of life of mothers of children with hearing deficiency.
Research questions were: 1) Is there any significant relationship between religious coping and quality of life among mothers of children with hearing deficiency?
Results of stepwise regression analysis to predict the mental dimension of quality of life based on the components of religious coping Template R R Adjusted B SD Beta t F sig Negative emotions 0.
3 Discussion Considering the first research question about significant relationship between religious coping and quality of life among mothers of children with hearing deficiency, the results of the correlation analysis indicated that there was a significant negative relationship between negative emotions toward God and the mental dimension.
indicated that patients who used positive religious coping strategies had a better quality of life in both physical and mental dimensions.