Stress level of parents of hearing impaired children

Abstract

The study attempted to determine the effects upon the family system of having a child diagnosed with deafness or hearing impairment. The specific variables are the rating of father stress, rating of mother stress. If any difference exist between maternal and paternal level of stress variables. The intent of this study is to better define the stress of parents due to disability of their children. The researcher used the translated version of standardized questionnaire on resources and stress short form (QRS-F) was used developed by William friedrich (1989). It constituted of 35 items. The sample consisted of 350 parents comprises(175 fathers and 175 mothers) of hearing impaired children who were studying in 1-5 grade at government special education schools and centers in Gujranwala district.

Key words: stress, hearing impaired, deafness, paternal stress, maternal   stress