Seyedeh Leila Bahri, Marieh Dehghan Manshadi, Zobeydeh Dehghan Manshadi,
Volume 1, Issue 123 (3-2014)
Abstract
According to positive effects of social support and resiliency on positive adjustment and individual's development in problematic positions, the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of predicting resiliency and social support in general mental health in parents of deaf and blind children. The sample population was all of the parents of deaf and blind children in Shiraz in this research. All the parents of deaf and blind children who educated in special school that included 72, 59 persons were be assessed convenience sampling. They answered social support, general mental health, and resiliency questionnaires. Results showed that resiliency and social support are related with general mental health in parents of deaf and blind children. Also, analysis of regression showed that social support and resiliency significantly predict their general mental health.
