Table 3.
Pearson’s correlation between selected variables and scores on Parental distress.
| Variables | Parental Distress |
|---|---|
| Caregivers | |
| Gender | 0.069 |
| Age | 0.082 |
| Marital status | 0.006 |
| Educational status | −0.067 |
| Employment status | 0.100 |
| Individual with disability | |
| Age | −0.072 |
| Gender | −0.009 |
| Number of services received | −0.072 |
| Severity of Behavioral needs | 0.224 ** |
| Severity of Medical needs | 0.168 ** |
| Severity of the intellectual disability | 0.176 ** |
| Family capabilities | |
| Physical/Material Well-being | −0.170 ** |
| Caregivers’ kinship | −0.150 ** |
| Family interaction | −0.328 ** |
| Parenting | −0.281 ** |
| Family meaning | |
| Dysfunctional interaction | 0.606 ** |
| Difficult Child | 0.580 ** |
| Emotional Well-being | −0.357 ** |
| Disability-Related Support | −0.224 ** |
** Significant with p < 0.01.