This study is conducted to support difficulties of the Developmental Disabilities mothers by analyzing how they cope with their problems. This study selects 147 mothers whose their children go to element, middle and Chonnam and conducts a coping behav...
This study is conducted to support difficulties of the Developmental Disabilities mothers by analyzing how they cope with their problems. This study selects 147 mothers whose their children go to element, middle and Chonnam and conducts a coping behavior test. This study concludes as follows. First, overall characteristics of coping behavior of the Developmental Disabilities mothers are excellent. When they are younger and have higher education and monthly income they better cope with. Also, believing in catholic and having other normal children, they better cope with. Secondly, there are a variety of characteristics by a subordinate measure. In the coping behavior I, when they are younger and have higher education, and older and believe in Buddhism; the coping behavior Ⅱ, younger and higher education, and older and in Catholic; the coping behavior Ⅲ, younger and higher education, and higher education and other normal children, they better cope with. This study suggests the followings according to these conclusion. First, it is required to research different variables of the Developmental Disabilities mother. Secondly, it is required to continue to study test tools for coping behavior to verify reliability and validity.