Page No.34-39
Vidhya Ravindranadan and Raju, S
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
The present study intended to examine the Emotional Intelligence and Quality
of Life of Parents of Children with Special needs. The study was conducted on
a sample of 200 parents, of which 100 are parents of children with special
needs and 100 matched parents of normal children. The five selected categories
of special needs are ADHD, Autistic Disorder, Down syndrome, Mental
Retardation, and Learning Disabilities. The tools used for the study are Emotional
Intelligence Scale and Quality of Life Scale. The results reveal that the parents
of children with special needs are significantly different from the parents of normal
children on the study variables irrespective of the category to which the child
belongs. It is also interesting to know that the condition of the child affects both
the parents equally.