Social support and its relations with positive thinking of mothers with autistic children | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Social Work | ||
| Article 8, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 171-188 PDF (103.65 K) | ||
| Document Type: Empirical Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsw.2020.44949.1111 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman Elkfrawy* 1; Sherihan Ibrahim2 | ||
| 1Assistants Professor social work with individual and families- Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2assistant professor | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: This study aimed at determining the relationship between social support and positive thinking for mothers with autistic children. And It also identifying indicators of the social worker roles with mothers of autistic children to achieve their social support and increase their positive thinking. the sample was chosen randomly from (72) mothers, and the study resulted proved a positive and statistically significant relationship between social support - and some dimensions of positive thinking. such as (positive expectations and optimism, and the ability to withstand suffering at a significance level 0.05 - positive risks at a significance level 0.01). The study also found that there is no relationship between social support and some dimensions of positive thinking such as (emotional control, and control of higher mental processes, desire of learning and healthy cognitive openness, and Unconditional Self-Acceptance. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Social support - positive thinking; mothers of autistic children | ||
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