A Comparative Study of Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, Social Support and Psychological Well-being of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Intellectual Disability

Abstract

The present research paper planned to examine the difference between mothers of children with cerebral palsy
and mothers of children with intellectual disability on the level of emotional intelligence, mindfulness, social support and
psychological well-being. The study was conducted with 200 mothers of children with disability who were divided into
two groups: 100 mothers of children with cerebral palsy and 100 mothers of children with intellectual disability. Purposive
sampling technique was used and the participants' ages ranged from 25 to 55 years. The participants have been taken from
various centers situated in different district of Varanasi, Chandauli and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Total four
psychometric tools namely - Emotional Intelligence Scale, Mindfulness Scale, Social Support Scale and Psychological
wellbeing Scale were used. The result showed that no significant difference between mothers of children with cerebral
palsy and mothers of children with intellectual disability on emotional intelligence but significant differences found
between mothers of children with cerebral palsy and mothers of children with intellectual disability on mindfulness. There
are significant differences between mothers of children with cerebral palsy and mothers of children with intellectual
disability on social support and significant difference between mothers of children with cerebral palsy and mothers of
children with intellectual disability on psychological well-being. Overall, the study emphasizes the importance of
addressing the psychological needs of mothers of disabled children through emotional intelligence, mindfulness, social
support, and psychological wellbeing.