The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
The Effect of a Psycho Educational Program for Mothers of Educable Mentally Retarded Children: Based on Roy‘s Adaptation Theory
Table 3: Frequency and Percentages of total Adaptation levels according to some child‘s characteristics
| Desirable | Relative desirable | Undesirable | F(df) | |
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | P-value | |
| Grade of child’s birth | ||||
| 1st | 1 (2.5) | 14 (35) | 0 (0) | 9.23 (4) |
| 2nd | 0 (0) | 11 (27.5) | 0 (0) | 0.05 |
| Others | 0.05 | 10 (25) | 4 (10) | |
| Age | ||||
| 5-10 | 0 (0) | 18 (45) | 0 (0) | 5.9 (4) |
| 10-15 | 1 (2.5) | 13 (32.5) | 2 (5) | 0.19 |
| 15-20 | 0 (0) | 4 (10) | 2 (5) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 0 (0) | 17 (42.5) | 2 (5) | 2.96 (2) |
| Male | 1 (2.5) | 18 (45) | 2 (5) | 0.27 |
| Severity of mentally retardation | ||||
| Mild | 0 (0) | 19 (47.5) | 1 (2.5) | 0.82 (2) |
| Moderate | 1 (2.5) | 16 (40) | 3 (7.5) | 0.66 |
| Cause | ||||
| Genetic | 0 (0) | 8 (20) | 0 (0) | 10.29 (10) |
| Damage in Prenatal | 0 (0) | 6 (15) | 1 (2.5) | 0.37 |
| Damage in Delivery | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 1 (2.5) | |
| Damage after birth | 1 (2.5) | 6 (15) | 0 (0) | |
| Others | 0 (0) | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Don‘t Know | 0 (0) | 12 (30) | 2 (5) |