Correlation between mother's attachment style and school anxiety of their educable mental retarded children

Mohammad Taheri; Shahab Mansouri; Ebrahim Zarei; Khalil Qasemi; Saeed Soltani-Bahram; Bahar Arshi

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Correlation between mother's attachment style and school anxiety of their educable mental retarded children

Author(s):

Mohammad Taheri^1,*,

Shahab Mansouri¹,

Ebrahim Zarei¹,

Khalil Qasemi²,

Saeed Soltani-Bahram³,

Bahar Arshi⁴

1Dept. of Exceptional Children Psychology, University of welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran

2Dept. of Exceptional Children Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

3Dept. of Social Welfare, University of Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran

4Dept. of Speech Therapy, University of welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 15, issue 6; e78898

Published online:Mar 19, 2012

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 03, 2011

Accepted:Sep 06, 2011

How to Cite:Mohammad TaheriShahab MansouriEbrahim ZareiKhalil QasemiSaeed Soltani-BahramBahar Arshiet al.Correlation between mother's attachment style and school anxiety of their educable mental retarded children.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.15(6):e78898.

Abstract

Background: According to the attachment theory, anxiety disorders due to the child and based on attachment disorders are defined. This study examined the relationship between mother's attachment style and school anxieties of mentally retarded male students.

Methods: All mentally retarded male students of secondary schools during academic year of 2008-2009 in Shiraz were studied (127 students). The adult attachment style questionnaire (AAS -1987) used to assess maternal attachment and school anxiety test (SAS-TR) was applied to assess school anxiety of mental retarded students. The Spearman correlation and Kelomogrof- Smirnoff statistical tests used for data analyses.

Results: Secure attachment style of mothers had a negative significant correlation with school anxiety (p<0.001). Insecure avoidant and insecure ambivalent attachment style of mothers showed positive significant correlation with school anxiety (p=0.031 and p<0.002, respectively).

Conclusion: Mother’s attachment style may influence on school anxiety of mental retarded children.

Keywords

attachment style

school anxiety

educable mentally retarded

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