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. 2016 Sep 7;11(9):e0162294.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162294. eCollection 2016.

Factors Associated with the Anxiety, Subjective Psychological Well-Being and Self-Esteem of Parents of Blind Children

Juan Jesús Sola-Carmona  1 , Remedios López-Liria  2 , David Padilla-Góngora  3 , María Teresa Daza  3 , José Manuel Aguilar-Parra  3 , María Ángeles Salido-Campos  4
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Factors Associated with the Anxiety, Subjective Psychological Well-Being and Self-Esteem of Parents of Blind Children

Juan Jesús Sola-Carmona et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

The objective was to examine the connection of the personal, social and family context, educational variables with the levels of anxiety, subjective psychological well-being and self-esteem in a sample of 61 parents of blind children. Results suggest that parents present less anxiety when they have only one child, possess a technical degree, receive remuneration for their work, their child's visual impairment is not progressive, their knowledge about their child's disability is appropriate, and their leisure and labour possibilities have not been affected. Their psychological well-being is higher when they are married in first nuptials and perceive that their health is good. Their well-being is negatively related to reduced leisure, and self-esteem is lower when labour possibilities have been affected. In order for these families to achieve a more pleasant life, with greater psychological well-being, lower anxiety and higher self-esteem, professionals should be aware of the aspects with a negative impact.

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