Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between parental self-efficacy, perceived social support and family here on fathers of children with intellectual disability.  METHODS: This study was conducted with fathers whose children had intellectual disability in Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers located in central districts of Izmir. There were 100 fathers in the study. In the study, the Individual Identification form, the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, the Parent Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Family Burden Assessment Scale were used. The data were collected by survey method through face-to-face interviews with the fathers. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. RESULTS: According to the results, there was a statistically significant relationship between the Parent Self-Efficacy Scale total scale score, Perceived Social Support Scale total scale score, and the Family Burden Assessment subscale score. In the study, a statistically significant relationship was found between the total scale score of the Perceived Social Support Scale and the total scale score of the Family Burden Assessment. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: There was also a statistically significant relationship between the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Family Burden Assessment, and the total of the subscale scores. It is suggested that further research will be done to determine the stress experienced by the fathers of children with intellectual disability, perceived social support, self-efficacy perception and family from here.

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