قياس جودة الحياة الأسرية لدى ذوي الإعاقة من طلبة التعليم العالي في سلطنة عُمَان

Ahmed Thabet Helal  Ibrahim; Amjad Hassan  Alhaj; Mohamed   El Sherbiny; Muadh  Al- Ruqadi; Rua  Alabri

doi:10.35516/hum.v51i3.4089

Authors

Ahmed Thabet Helal Ibrahim Department of Sociology and Social Work, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Seeb, Sultanate of Oman https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-6644
Amjad Hassan Alhaj Department of Sociology and Social Work, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Seeb, Sultanate of Oman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0781-4133
Mohamed El Sherbiny Department of Sociology and Social Work, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Seeb, Sultanate of Oman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0475-6409
Muadh Al- Ruqadi Department of Sociology and Social Work, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Seeb, Sultanate of Oman https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1582-6936
Rua Alabri Department of Sociology and Social Work, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Seeb, Sultanate of Oman https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7682-520X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i3.4089

Keywords:

Family quality of life, Disabilities, Higher education students, Sultanate of Oman

Abstract

Objectives: The study aims to measure the quality of family life among students with disabilities in higher education in the Sultanate of Oman and its relationship with various variables such as gender, type of disability, access to social security services, age, and academic year.

Method: The study adopted the descriptive-analytical approach, and the quality of family life scale issued by the BEACH Center on disability at the University of Kansas is applied. The scale consists of five dimensions: family interaction, parental practices, emotional care, material and physical care, and disability-related support. The validity and reliability of the scale were verified. The study sample consisted of 144 students with disabilities (82 males, 62 females) from Omani higher education institutions.

Results: The results indicated that students with disabilities enrolled in higher education institutions in Oman experience a family environment characterized by interaction and communication. They also expressed satisfaction with their parents' practices toward them and received appropriate and adequate physical and material support at the individual and family levels. In contrast, their satisfaction with the emotional care they and their families receive tended toward neutrality.

Conclusion: The current study is an attempt to fill the gap in research related to the quality of family life among students with disabilities in the Sultanate of Oman. The study concluded that there is a need for the Omani Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation to focus on implementing various programs and activities that enhance the quality of family life for their members who are students with disabilities.

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