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Psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane
Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/107268 Psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane Carbonatto, C L u16180764@tuks.co.za Phasha, Madingoadi Charlayne UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Children Intellectual disabilities Mental health Parents Psychosocial factors Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2025. Parents with children with intellectual disabilities (PWCWID) are prone to mental health problems. Rydzewska, Dunn, Cooper and Kinnear (2021:501) report that PWCWID have poorer mental health compared to parents of children without disabilities, and this is associated with the special needs of children with intellectual disabilities (CWID). ID affects the family system in which a child exists. Parents and family members are faced with assuming the caring role for the CWID, which can have a significant impact on their daily lives and routine, and their mental health. The theoretical framework underpinning the study was Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory (EST), which applied the holistic approach to exploring the psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of PWCWID. This study employed a qualitative research approach and an instrumental case study design. The study population was PWCWID in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane, and it was selected through non-probability purposive sampling. The Soshanguve Self-Help Association of People with Disabilities (SOSHAD centre) acted as the gatekeeper for the researcher to reach PWCWID during the recruitment process. Four participants were selected, and in-depth, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted utilising an interview guide. Interviews were recorded with participants' permission, and they were later transcribed for data analysis. The study used reflexive thematic data analysis to analyse data according to the phases of reflexive data analysis. Seven themes were generated from the data. The findings revealed that the majority of participants were prone to high stress levels and anxiety at the beginning of their caring role for their CWID, due to challenging experiences and the uncertainty that came with caring for a CWID. This was further worsened by the lack of knowledge about ID as a psychiatric disorder, its presenting symptoms and management thereafter. The majority of the participants reported that they had never received a precise diagnosis for their children’s mental condition. This posed a limitation in parents providing adequate care and support to their CWID and contributed to parents feeling frustrated and exhausted by their caregiving role to their CWID. Research findings further discovered that people have misconceptions about ID. Often, ID is associated with divine retribution or witchcraft. As such, some parents of CWID and their families experienced stigma and discrimination in the community. Recommendations made in the study included establishing and strengthening family-centred programs at healthcare facilities to render education and support services to PWCWID. Education is a crucial support tool as it empowers PWCWID and their families to be actively involved in the care and support of their children. Moreover, a multi-sectoral collaboration between government departments, social workers, healthcare workers, community workers, non-governmental organisations, and the private sector should be enhanced to improve the quality of life of CWID and their families, through advocacy, promotion of the rights of CWID and their families, and provision of integrated services to CWID. Social Work and Criminology MSW (Healthcare) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-03: Good health and well-being 2025-12-18T07:52:41Z 2025-12-18T07:52:41Z 2026-04 2025-07-30 Mini Dissertation * April 2026 (A2026) http://hdl.handle.net/2263/107268 10.25403/UPresearchdata.30902381 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Children Intellectual disabilities Mental health Parents Psychosocial factors Psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane |
| title | Psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane |
| title_full | Psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane |
| title_fullStr | Psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane |
| title_short | Psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in Soshanguve, City of Tshwane |
| title_sort | psychosocial factors affecting the mental health of parents caring for children with intellectual disabilities in soshanguve city of tshwane |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Children Intellectual disabilities Mental health Parents Psychosocial factors |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/107268 |