Open AccessΗ οικογένεια ατόμων με νοητική καθυστέρηση: Το είδος των εκφραζόμενων αναγκών των γονέων
Author(s) -
Ιωάννης Παξινός,
Ειρήνη Ξανθοπούλου
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychologia: to periodiko tīs ellīnikīs psychologikīs etaireias/psychologia. to periodiko tīs ellīnikīs psychologikīs etaireias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2732-6640
pISSN - 1106-5737
DOI - 10.12681/psy_hps.23725
Subject(s) - psychosocial , social needs , psychology , social support , special needs , information needs , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , health care , world wide web , computer science , economics , economic growth
The purpose of this study was to describe the perceived needs of family with children with mental retardation and to analyze the relationship between the type and number of needs to participants’ demographic characteristics. Sixty seven parents participated in the study and answered the questionnaire in the form of structured interviews. Results showed that parents expressed more needs about information, social support and psychosocial services. We found that elder parents reported more needs than younger parents. Parents with younger children reported fewer needs for social support and services compared to those with older children. Τhe findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the improvement of the existing and planning for the development of better family support frameworks.