Impact of Satisfaction with Life on Well-Being of Mothers with Intellectually Disabled Children in India

Abstract

The present study was conducted to understand the relation between well-being and satisfaction of life among mothers with intellectually disabled children in India. The sample consisted of 100 mothers who had children with either mild or moderate levels of Intellectual Disability. The Adult Well-Being Scale by Snaith et al was used to measure the mother’s level of anxiety, depression, inward directed irritability and outward directed irritability. The Satisfaction with Life by Diener, Emmnos, et al was used to measure whether the mother had different levels of satisfaction, a state of neutrality, or different levels of dissatisfaction. A qualitative analysis was also conducted to understand the mother’s perception of adequate psychological support. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis along with Multiple Regression Analysis. The results revealed a moderate negative correlation between well-being and life satisfaction, indicating that the higher level of depression, anxiety, inward irritability and outward irritability led to lower levels of life satisfaction. The findings highlight the importance of considering interventions to elevate a mothers level of well-being to improve her satisfaction with life.