Analysis of marital adjustment of mothers' children who need special education

The aim of this study is to examine marital adjustment in mothers of children with special needs in terms of various demographic variables and to compare marital adjustment in mothers of children with Mental Disability, Autism and Dyslexia. The study was conducted with 108 mothers (n=108) of children with special needs. Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Demographic Data Form were used. The Demographic Data Form was prepared by the researchers and it consisted of 9 questions. İn this study, data obtained from the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and Demographic Data Form were analyzed with SPSS program. The study investigated the impact of age, education level, type of marriage, duration of marriage, number of children possessed, employment status, occupation, the diagnosis for the children with special needs and the income level on the marital adjustment in mothers of children with special needs by analysis of variance and at the end of the study statistical significance was only observed between the employment status and marital adjustment. Among the employment status , the retirees group was found significant by Scheffe Test.