The relationship between optimism, perceived social support and health related quality of life among mothers of children with cerebral palsy /
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between optimism, perceived social support and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and to examine a possible mediating role of perceived social support between optimism and HRQOL among mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP). T...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur :
Department of Psychology, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2013
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| Summary: | The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between optimism, perceived social support and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and to examine a possible mediating role of perceived social support between optimism and HRQOL among mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The theoretical framework was based on Lazarus and Folkman (1987): Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping (TTSC). Seventy seven mothers of children with CP who had attended and received treatment in different healthcare settings and community rehabilitation centres situated in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor were recruited through purposive sampling. Optimism, perceived social support and HRQOL were assessed by the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and The Short Form-36® version two (SF-36v2®) Health Survey Questionnaire respectively. The results indicate that none of the hypotheses were supported: optimism did not correlate with HRQOL and perceived social support did not act as a mediator in this study. The issue of low sensitivity of LOT-R scale among Malaysian mothers of children with CP were highlighted. Several significant relationships between variables of the study and selected demographic variables were also identified. Some implications, limitations and future directions of research are discussed. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 99 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-80). |