Examination of the relationship between positive future expectation and life satisfaction of parents with a child affected with multiple disability and parents with typical development children

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between positive future expectations and life satisfaction of parents with multiple disabilities and parents with typically developing children. In the study, the relational descriptive model was used to determine the relationships between the positive future expectation levels and life satisfaction levels of parents with typically developing children and parents with children with multiple disabilities. The data of the study were collected through the demographic information form prepared by the researcher and the positive future expectation and life satisfaction scales. Within the framework of the research, data were collected from a total of 100 parents, 50 of whom were typically developing and 50 of whom had multiple disabilities. SPSS 22 program was used in the analysis of the data obtained in the research. At the end of the study, positive future expectation levels of parents with typical developing children and participants with children affected by multiple disabilities did not differ statistically significantly according to age, gender, marital status, education level, working status, occupation, working type, daily working time and monthly income is seen. It is seen that the life satisfaction levels of parents with typically developing children and those with children affected by multiple disabilities do not differ statistically according to age, gender, marital status, education status, employment status, occupation, professional seniority, working type, daily working time and monthly income. It is seen that there is a moderately significant positive correlation between the positive future expectation levels and life satisfaction levels of the participants with a typically developing child. It is seen that there is a moderately significant positive correlation between the levels of future expectation and life satisfaction levels. It is seen that there is a moderately significant positive correlation between the positive future expectation levels and life satisfaction levels of the participants who have typically developing children with multiple disabilities.