TY - JOUR
T1 - Nationwide study of fathers’ involvement in the rehabilitation of children with disabilities in the United Arab Emirates
AU - Mohamed, Ahmed
AU - Peprah Opoku, Maxwell
AU - Almarzooqi, Shamsa
AU - J-F,
AU - Shah, Haseena
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/5/30
Y1 - 2024/5/30
N2 - Purpose: Parental involvement is fundamental to the successful inclusion of children with disabilities in social, academic and communities' services. However, very little is known about UAE fathers' involvement in the support, care, and treatment. and facilitation of engagement in the social, academic, and recreational activities of children with disabilities. Importantly, the role of fathers in facilitating children's participations in social services within the community is unknown. The aim of the current study was to learn father's involvement in the life of children with disabilities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Materials and methods: A total of 1027 parents (fathers = 469, and mothers = 558) completed the revised Fathers’ Involvement in Development and Rehabilitation Scale, with three sub-scales (support, attitudes, and participation in training). The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 29 was used to calculate means, t-tests, and moderation analyses. Results: The mean scores showed high involvement of fathers; fathers rated themselves highly on attitudes and support towards their children with disabilities compared to mothers. Also, parental type (fathers vs mothers) significantly moderated the relationship between the support needs of children and paternal support to children with disabilities. Conclusion: The study concludes with suggestions for targeted training programmes to enable fathers to better support the development of their children with disabilities.
AB - Purpose: Parental involvement is fundamental to the successful inclusion of children with disabilities in social, academic and communities' services. However, very little is known about UAE fathers' involvement in the support, care, and treatment. and facilitation of engagement in the social, academic, and recreational activities of children with disabilities. Importantly, the role of fathers in facilitating children's participations in social services within the community is unknown. The aim of the current study was to learn father's involvement in the life of children with disabilities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Materials and methods: A total of 1027 parents (fathers = 469, and mothers = 558) completed the revised Fathers’ Involvement in Development and Rehabilitation Scale, with three sub-scales (support, attitudes, and participation in training). The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 29 was used to calculate means, t-tests, and moderation analyses. Results: The mean scores showed high involvement of fathers; fathers rated themselves highly on attitudes and support towards their children with disabilities compared to mothers. Also, parental type (fathers vs mothers) significantly moderated the relationship between the support needs of children and paternal support to children with disabilities. Conclusion: The study concludes with suggestions for targeted training programmes to enable fathers to better support the development of their children with disabilities.
KW - Children with disabilities
KW - Comparison
KW - Parental involvement
KW - Parents
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - United Arab Emirates
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U2 - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30980
DO - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30980
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85192756112
SN - 2405-8440
VL - 10
JO - Heliyon
JF - Heliyon
IS - 10
M1 - e30980
ER -