Investigating Perception of Parental Resilience in Terms of Some Variables

In this study, parental resilience was investigated in terms of having a child with and without intellectual disability, being mother or father, and parental age. Sample is consisted of 524 parents. 105 parents have children with intellectual disability, and 419 parents have typically developing children. Parental Resiliency Scale is used in this study. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA. Results showed that parents of children without disability perceived themselves more resilient in Challenge, Self-Efficacy, Commitment to Life subscales and also in Total than the other parent group; mothers have more resilient characteristics than fathers in Self-Efficacy subscale; parental resilience decreased by growth in age in Self-Efficacy and Commitment to Life subscales.