Study on coping styles of parents of mentally retarded children and its influencing factors

doi:10.3969/j.issn.10096493.2015.11.007

Abstract：Objective:To know about the coping styles of parents of children with mentally retarded ,and to ana‐lyze its influencing factors ,aiming to improve the coping ability of their parents .Methods:The parents coping style scale (CHIP) Chinese version was used to conduct a questionnaire interview for the coping styles of 119 cases of mentally retarded children’s parents in Tangshan city ,then combined with the general information of children and parents to analyze its influencing factors .Results:The CHIP score of parents of mentally retarded children was (76 .87 ± 4 .20) ,and the difference was statistically significant compared with the norm .Univariate analysis showed that :there was statistically significant difference in the age ,retarded level ,relationship between parents and children ,the parents’ culture level ,family function ,social support level and the parents’self effica‐cy level .Logistic regression analysis showed :the mentally retarded children’s age ,retarded level ,relationship between parents and children ,family function ,parents’ cultural level ,parents’ self efficacy ,social support lev‐el had influence on coping styles of parents of mentally retarded children .Conclusion:The good family function , the high cultural level of parents ,high levels of self efficacy of parents ,high social support level and mild to moderate retarded level were protective factors of coping styles of mentally retarded children’s parents ,and younger age was a risk factor of coping styles of mentally retarded children’s parents .The medical personnel should guide the mentally retarded children’s parents to explore positive and effective coping styles .