The Relative Contribution of Resilience and Social Support to Family Quality of Life of a Sample of Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Qatar

Elsayed Elshabrawi A.  Hassanein; Taha Rabie T.  Adawi; Asma Abdullah  Al-Attiyah; Walid Atef Mansour  Elsayad

doi:10.35516/edu.v49i4.3327

Authors

Elsayed Elshabrawi A. Hassanein Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Qatar University, Qatar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-5168
Taha Rabie T. Adawi Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Qatar University, Qatar
Asma Abdullah Al-Attiyah Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Qatar University, Qatar
Walid Atef Mansour Elsayad Department of Special Education, College of Education, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-5168

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/edu.v49i4.3327

Keywords:

Family quality of life, resilience, social support

Abstract

Objectives: This research aims to explore the family quality of life, resilience, and social support of mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder in Qatar. Additionally, it aims to investigate the relationship between the family quality of life, resilience, and social support, and the possibility of predicting the family quality of life through resilience and social support.

Methods: The current research utilizes the descriptive approach on the sample of (220) mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder. Three tools were utilized in this research: The Family Quality of Life scale, the Brief Resilience scale, and the Social Support scale.

Results: The results show that the participants obtained a high level in most aspects of family quality of life and social support, while they obtained a medium level in resilience. The results of the current research also revealed a positive relationship between family quality of life and both resilience social and support, and the possibility of predicting family quality of life through social support.

Conclusions: The current study concluded that social support and resilience are very importance in enhancing the quality of family life.

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