الفروق بين المراهقين ذوي الإعاقة البصرية و المبصرين في الاجترار و الضغوط و القلق و الاكتئاب

Abstract EN

The aim of this study was to investigate:
1) The differences in rumination, stress, anxiety and depression according to gender ( males- females) and status (visual handicapped – sighted adolescents )
2) The correlation between depression and both brooding and reflection rumination.

3) The role of gender, stress, brooding and reflection rumination in predicting of depression and anxiety.

The study used correlation and comparison descreptive method, with two groups, the first group consisted of 67 visually handicapped adolescents ( 38 males, 29 females) and second group consisted of 112 normal subjects (41 males, 71 females), their ages ranged between 18-24 years old ( 20.65+1.52), They answered Ruminative Response Scale, DASS-21, and demographic sheet.

The results indicate to the following: 1) The sighted subjects are more ruminant than blind subjects.

2) Females have higher mean scores compared to males in stress, anxiety, and depression.

3) There is a statistically positive correlation between depression and brooding rumination, which is greater than the correlation between depression and reflection rumination.

4) Stress and brooding rumination predicted to depression, but gender and stress predicted to anxiety.

The results discussed according to theoretical framework and previous studies.