Perceived Social Support and Psychological Well-being in Diverse Parenting Contexts

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19692113

Kavita Thapa¹ and Anu Sharma² (Department of Psychology, M.B Govt.P. G College, Haldwani, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand¹ and Special Educator, D.A.V Public School, Sector-10A, Gurugram, Haryana²)

The current study investigated the perceived social support and psychological well-being among parents of children who have developmental disabilities and those parents who have normally developing children. The study was carried out utilizing a descriptive methodology. Through purposive sampling 76 parents were selected to take part in the study. The findings showed that the two groups differed significantly on psychological well-being and perceived social support. Moreover, a positive correlation was noted between the perceived social support and psychological well-being among both groups.