Examination of the relationship between the family needs and psychological status of parents with a child with developmental disability during the COVID-19 pandemic process

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between family needs, parental self-efficacy, and parental burnout levels of parents of children with developmental disabilities in the 0-6 age range, according to various demographic variables. 87 mothers participated in this study, whose research model is relational screening model. In the study, "Personal Information Form", "Family Needs Identification Tool (AGBA)", "Parental Self-Efficacy Scale" and "Parental Burnout Scale" were used to collect information about parents. According to the research findings, a significant relationship was found between parental self-efficacy, family needs and parental burnout level. It was observed that the self-efficacy, family needs, and parental burnout levels of the participants in the study did not differ according to the type of disability of the children. In the study, it was found that mothers had high parental self-efficacy, and moderate family needs and burnout.