Analysis of the Effect of the Group Psychological Counseling Program on Anxiety Levels and Life Satisfaction Levels of Mothers with a Child with Special Needs

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Aridag N. C., Erbicer E. S.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI EGITIM BILIMLERI FAKULTESI OZEL EGITIM DERGISI-ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.257-275, 2018 (ESCI)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
• Basım Tarihi: 2018
• Doi Numarası: 10.21565/ozelegitimdergisi.372512
• Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI EGITIM BILIMLERI FAKULTESI OZEL EGITIM DERGISI-ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.257-275
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Group psychological counseling, anxiety, state anxiety, trait anxiety, life satisfaction, mothers of children with special needs, children with special needs, HANDICAPPED-CHILDREN, STRESS, FAMILIES, PARENTS, AUTISM
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The study was carried out with mothers who had children with special needs between the ages 3-17 and who attended a private rehabilitation center under the Ministry of National Education. A total of 16 mothers, 8 in the experimental group and 8 in the control group, participated in the study in which the pretest-posttest control group experimental model was used. The group psychological counseling program consisting of 8 sessions were implemented on the mothers in the experimental group. The data were collected through the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used in analyzing the data. It was observed that, as a result of the group psychological counseling program, there was a significant decrease in the state-trait anxiety scores and an increase in the life satisfaction levels of the mothers in the experimental group.