Abstract
A large no of studies proposes that individuals frequently go to religion when facing upsetting or stressful life occasions. Parenting a child is filled with a lot of challenges. These challenges intensify when the child to be taken care of has some physical and mental deficiencies. All the prophets likewise experienced occasions of extraordinary hassles and stress, through such experiences they gradually remind Allah and make peace in recalling him. Training likewise pursued by our cherished Prophet. Thus the aim of this study is to explore the relationship of religious coping with stress, depression and anxiety, in parents having children with Down syndrome. Through purposive sampling 200 adults, having children with Down syndrome were recruited. The combination of Urdu version of Brief Religious Coping Scale and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale5were used to assess religious coping and parental distress of the selected participants. It was hypothesized: Inverse relationship exists between Positive religious coping and Psychological distress level in parents having children with Down syndrome. Whereas direct association exists between parental Psychological distress level and Negative religious coping mechanisms. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was analyzed to get the results and confirmed the hypotheses. The findings categorically suppose that through grounded association or stronger connection with Almighty Allah is a valuable coping in stress acknowledge by parents or guidance’s of those children with Down syndrome
Warisha Qahhar, Dr. Ziasma Haneef Khan. (2019) Role of Religious Coping in Parenting a Child with Down Syndrome, AFKĀR (Journal of Islamic & Religious Studies) , Volume 3, Issue 2.
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