Family quality of life and its relationship to negative emotions as an indicator of social work intervention with siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities

Abstract EN

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between family quality of life and negative emotions among siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities.

This study was conducted in (12) Schools of Individuals of intellectual disabilities based in Sharkia Governorate.

The study sample was 162 of siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities in those schools.

Data were collected by using Family Quality of Life Scale that was developed by the Beach Center at the University of Kansas (2012) and Negative Emotions Scale that was designed by the researcher.

The study results indicated that there is low family quality of life and high negative emotions among siblings of individuals of intellectual disabilities.

Also family quality of life was affected by the disabled age and the type of intellectual disability and negative emotions among siblings of individuals of intellectual disabilities differ only according to sibling gender.

Moreover, there is a statistically significant negative correlation at level (p=0.05) between family quality of life and negative emotions among the participants.

Based on those results we can determine a number of general indicators that helped in identifying the primary factors of Social Work Intervention by which we can improve family quality of life and decrease negative emotions in this group in terms of their adjustment with individuals of intellectual disabilities.

KEYWORDS: Family Quality of life – Negative Emotions - intellectual Disabilities - social work intervention