The relationship between attachment to God with resilience and mental health among parents of children with special needs

Becoming aware of any problems, developmental delay in children exerts a considerable negative influence such as stress and anxiety on mental health parents. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between attachment to God with resilience and mental health among parents with special needs children.
This research is a descriptive correlational study. The population is comprised parents of children with special needs in Tehran, 2015. The 200 parents of children with special needs were selected in a simple random sampling. The measuring instruments are Attachment to God Inventory (Beck & McDonald, 2004), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Data were analyzed utilizing Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regressions.
The results indicated there was a statistically significant relationship between safety haven(r=0.163), secure base (r= 0.163) and positive God perceived (r=0.277) with resilience (p These findings illustrated the importance of attachment to God in prediction of resilience and mental health among parents of children with special needs.