Comparing mental toughness and ambiguity tolerance in mothers of children with special and ordinary learning disabilities

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Excellent Professor of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

2 PhD student of psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

3 Masters of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

4 PhD of Psychology, Azad Eslami University of Ardabil, Ardabil, Iran

10.22098/jld.2020.861

Abstract

The main purpose of the present study was to compare mental toughness and ambiguity tolerance in mothers of children with special and ordinary learning disabilities. This research was a causal-comparative study. The population of the present study included all mothers with special learning disabilities who referred to the center (LD) of Farsan learning discords in 2017 and used the counseling and psychological services of the center, among whom 30 participants were selected by availability sampling, as well as 30 mothers with normal children participated in this study as a comparison group. The two groups responded individually and with the presence of the researcher to the questionnaire of mental toughness and ambiguity tolerance. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results showed that the mean scores of mothers with children with specific learning disabilities in the mental toughness (its components) variables and ambiguity tolerance are different than the normal group (p < .001). So, it is essential to hold workshops for parents of children with specific learning disabilities and mental toughness to increase their tolerance.                                                                               

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Journal of Learning Disabilities
Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 33
February 2020
Pages 153-170

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