Audiol. 2013;22(1):18-24.

Research Article

The comparison of stress and marital satisfaction status of

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parents of hearing-impaired and normal children

Karim Gharashi, Parviz Sarandi, Abolfazl Farid
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch,
Tabriz, Iran

Received: 22 November 2011, accepted: 11 July 2012

Abstract
Background and Aim: Stress is the source of many problems in human-kind lives and threatens
peoples life constantly. Having hearing-impaired child, not only causes stress in parents, but also
affects their marital satisfaction. The purpose of this study was comparing the stress and marital
satisfaction status between the normal and hearing-impaired childrens parents.
Methods: This was a causal-comparative study. Eighty parents of normal children and 80 parents of
hearing-impaired children were chosen from rehabilitation centers and kindergartens in city of Tabriz,
Iran by available and clustering sampling method. All parents were asked to complete the Friedrichs
source of stress and Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaires.
Results: Parents of hearing-impaired children endure more stress than the normal hearing ones
(p<0.001). The marital satisfaction of hearing-impaired childrens parents was lower than the parents
of normal hearing children, too (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Having a hearing-impaired child causes stress and threatens the levels of marital
satisfaction. This requires much more attention and a distinct planning for parents of handicap children
to reduce their stress.
Keywords: Stress, marital satisfaction, parent, hearing-impaired, children

Corresponding author: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Humanities, Islamic Azad University,
Tabriz Branch, Pasdaran Exp., Tabriz, 51575-5313, Iran. Tel: 0098411-3322175, E-mail: karimgarshi@yahoo.com

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